Election information and safeguards in 2026

2026 is the world’s second major election year since generative AI became widely available, and we’re continuing to build on the foundation we laid in 2024 to help protect elections in countries and territories around the world. 

Our focus is to build and responsibly deploy groundbreaking products in ways that: 

• Surface reliable information about voting and results

• Support cyber infrastructure defenders 

• Increase transparency around AI-generated content

• Combat misuse by bad actors

• Monitor bias in our models to keep ChatGPT’s responses politically neutral

Surfacing reliable information

People already use ChatGPT to ask practical questions in their preferred languages about civic events: how to register, where to vote, what deadlines apply, what’s happening with a developing news event, or where to find official election results.

Building on our efforts in 2024, we are working with partners to direct people to reliable sources of information about voting. Beginning this fall in the United States and Brazil, OpenAI will provide live vote counts from The Associated Press⁠(opens in a new window) as results roll in on election night. In the US, we will also partner with Democracy Works⁠(opens in a new window) to display reliable information about voting and registration processes, including voting locations and other election logistics, when people ask about those topics. Globally, we will continue to refine the way web search surfaces helpful information with source links. 

Since 2024, we have continued to improve the quality of information people get when they ask ChatGPT about election topics and breaking news. ChatGPT can search the web to provide stronger answers with source links so people can go deeper.

Supporting cyber infrastructure defenders

Increasing transparency 

And we are excited to support legislation that would advance transparency: