Cat Zakrzewski

national tech policy reporter, The Washington Post

Cat Zakrzewski on KCRW

Chat GPT is worried that people will use OpenAI to generate targeted political ads filled with misinformation. That could spell bad news for U.S. politics.

Artificial intelligence in 2024 election: What might that look like?

Chat GPT is worried that people will use OpenAI to generate targeted political ads filled with misinformation. That could spell bad news for U.S. politics.

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