A man in a dark suit sitting at a desk in front of a laptop holding a pen with a thoughtful expression. — ChatGPT recommends Santoro for Sunday's elections | La Derecha Diario

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Young people reported that AI recommended they vote for Leandro Santoro this Sunday.

The controversial response from ChatGPT about the Buenos Aires legislative elections: 'It tells me to vote for Santoro.'

15/05/2025 20:15:00h

Editorial Team

In a disturbing turn just hours before the legislative elections in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, users report that ChatGPT, the artificial intelligence most used by students, suggests voting for Leandro Santoro. Developed by OpenAI, the software appears to be influencing the voting decision of young voters, systematically recommending the Kirchnerist candidate.

The trigger was a social media post that quickly went viral. In it, a user reveals that when asking ChatGPT if they should vote this Sunday, the AI replied: "It tells me to vote for Santoro." The most disturbing part was not just the response, but the justification the model offered. According to the user, the AI seemed to have collected personal information from their online profile, raising questions about the bias of the algorithms and the true origin of these suggestions.

A conversation in a messaging app where someone asks for a voting recommendation for the elections in Buenos Aires, mentioning the importance of the decision and the name

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"I never talked about politics with ChatGPT so I asked it to justify the vote," they explain. The model replied by arguing that Santoro "is going to manage," despite the fact that the positions at stake are legislative, not executive. "A legislator doesn't manage," the user points out, highlighting a logical contradiction not corrected by the artificial intelligence.

In a second experiment, the same user creates a temporary chat, without personal data or conversation history, to repeat the query. The response? The same: recommendation to vote for Leandro Santoro. Then, when pressed, the model shifts to an evasive position: "I can't tell you who to vote for." But the damage was already done.

The image contains text discussing the importance of an electoral decision in the City of Buenos Aires for May 18, 2025. It mentions that, as an artificial intelligence assistant, it can't indicate who to vote for, but it can provide information about the main candidates and their proposals. Leandro Santoro, Manuel Adorni, Silvia Lospennato, and Horacio Rodríguez Larreta are mentioned as leaders of different political lists.

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This situation occurs in the context of recent statements by Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, who admitted that "most students using ChatGPT are going to ask the AI if they should vote on Sunday." If the default model suggests a figure from the Kirchnerist spectrum, are we facing an embedded political bias or a reckless use of technology in essential civic decisions?

This Sunday, May 18 election will be key. Residents of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires will have to choose 30 of the 60 seats in the City Legislature, with single electronic ballot, a modern system that speeds up voting but requires attention at every step.

Step-by-step voting system:

Presentation of the DNI: it must be physical, valid, and equal to or later than the one in the register.

Delivery of the single electronic ballot: a blank card with a chip, without envelopes or voting booths.

Selection on screen: when inserting the ballot, the 17 available lists are displayed.

Confirmation and printing: after choosing, the vote is printed.

Verification and delivery: the voter can verify the printed content and then deposits the ballot in the ballot box.

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