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Wiener halts anti-chan AI chatbot after Pelosi backlash

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Source: Politico
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California state Sen. Scott Wiener will remove ConnieChan.ai, a parody AI chatbot built to critique rival Connie Chan in the race to succeed Nancy Pelosi, after Pelosi condemned it as sexist; Wiener apologized for the offense and will also pull down the accompanying billboards. Chan and Pelosi allies criticized the bot for racist/sexist implications, while Chan’s campaign argued it highlighted Wiener's judgment. The episode unfolds amid Wiener's ongoing engagement with AI policy.

Topics:nationpolitics#ai-in-campaigns#conniechanai#nancy-pelosi#politics#san-francisco-politics#scott-wiener
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  1. San Francisco’s Scott Wiener taking down campaign chatbot after Pelosi criticism  Politico
  2. Nancy Pelosi accuses Scott Wiener campaign of ‘sexist’ AI attack on Connie Chan  sfchronicle.com
  3. Wiener to take down chatbot mimicking Chan  San Francisco Examiner
  4. Scott Wiener says ConnieChan.ai chatbot, campaign billboards to be removed  KRON4
  5. Wiener built an AI chatbot to mock Chan’s politics. Pelosi says it’s ‘sexist’ and ‘racist’  The San Francisco Standard

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