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ChatGPT Restricts Photorealistic Political Deepfakes Before 2026 US Midterms

OpenAI has changed ChatGPT's image generation so that, ahead of next week's US midterm elections, it produces cartoon-style rather than photorealistic images depicting election interference or content that may discourage voting.

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Oct 27, 8:49 AM tomsguide.com ChatGPT has a clever new way to fight back against election deepfakes — I tried it and it actually works
Oct 27, 2:00 AM gizmodo.com ChatGPT’s Election-Related Anti-Deepfake Measures Are Intriguing, but Incomplete
Oct 26, 6:45 PM techmeme.com Ahead of US midterms, ChatGPT draws images "depicting election interference or that may discourage voting" in a cartoon style, ignoring photorealism requests (Katelyn Chedraoui/CNET)
Oct 26, 1:43 PM cnet.com OpenAI Has a Surprising Defense Against Election Deepfakes