Wednesday Weekly: AI chatbots wrong on nearly half of voter guides

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Wednesday Weekly: AI chatbots wrong on nearly half of voter guides
Digest Newsletter · Nov 4, 2026
Wednesday Weekly: AI chatbots wrong on nearly half of voter guides

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48% — A study found AI chatbots gave voter guide errors in up to 48% of cases

Mental Health

Mental Health

Exclusive: Firefighters Face Rising Mental Health Crisis as Suicide Risks Surge · chosun.com

Autistic children come to A&E in mental health crisis from as young as eight · theconversation.com

Meta considered a ‘whisper strategy’ to turn academics against Jonathan Haidt · theverge.com

Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence

A surprise in the AI world: ChatGPT surpassed specialized medical tools · jpost.com

ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity are getting election facts wrong · tomsguide.com

Anthropic and OpenAI diverge on who should pull the plug on risky AI · computerworld.com

Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity

Mistral AI publicly releases Large 4, targets cybersecurity users · reuters.com

Google launches Gemini 4 Carbon AI model with cybersecurity focus · reuters.com

Gemini 4 Carbon: our next frontier model · blog.google

Baseball

Baseball

How Milwaukee Brewers became 2026 World Series champions · espn.com

Brewers star Christian Yelich pays touching tribute to late, beloved broadcaster after World… · foxnews.com

Brewers World Series Championship Parade projected to be largest event in Wisconsin history · wisn.com

Dogs

Dogs

Austin dog Major still in city custody a week after judge ordered his release · statesman.com

Study Finds How Petting A Dog Changes Your Body's Stress Response · ndtv.com

Dog owners warned taking a shower could lead to criminal record from today · express.co.uk

Education

Education

Google Will Turn Off Search for Schools That Reject A.I. · nytimes.com

Schools Will Lose Google Search If They Say No To Google AI · forbes.com

San Antonio teachers are using AI. Schools are figuring out the rules. · expressnews.com

BRCA-2

BRCA-2

Preventive mastectomy was associated with lower mortality in BRCA carriers—but the study does… · medicaldaily.com

Most BRCA Carriers With Breast Cancer Undergo Ovary Removal Within Two · bioengineer.org

UFOs

UFOs

Newly Declassified Pentagon Documents Suggest Popular California Tourist Spot Was Once Hub for… · people.com

Trump drops new batch of UFO files detailing alleged alien encounters · foxnews.com

Democrats Reportedly Prepare UFO Disclosure Committee Because Whistleblowers Do Not 'Trust… · ibtimes.co.uk

Islamophobia

Islamophobia

Trump leans into Islamophobia and conspiracy in last-ditch campaign rallies · aljazeera.com

Crypto scammers are capitalizing on anti-Muslim bigotry · cnn.com

Muslim communities confront surge of hostility during midterms · pbs.org

Junior golf

Junior golf

Arnold Palmer Junior Golf Tour Launches in January With 400 Tournaments and Blitzer Backing · youthsportsbusinessreport.com

Arnold Palmer’s Name Is Coming To Junior Golf · mygolfspy.com

Arnold Palmer junior golf tour with tournaments across the country to launch in January · sports.yahoo.com

Coffee

Coffee

Moderate coffee and tea consumption associated with lower dementia risk, JAMA study finds · comunicaffe.com

Starbucks posts slight revenue miss, earnings beat in Q4 results as CEO says turnaround plan… · finance.yahoo.com

Starbucks reports lower than expected revenue on softer international demand · newsday.com

Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic Platform Unveils EHR-Integrated Clinical Decision Support Engine Across 35+… · hitconsultant.net

Mayo Clinic rolls out decision-support AI tools for its clinicians · postbulletin.com

Mayo Clinic Platform’s New Clinical Decision Support Solution Provides Trusted Medical… · newswise.com

Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology

Three-dimensional imaging of individual carbon atoms · nature.com

Scientists Built an Electric Motor Out of a Single Molecule Inspired by Archimedes'… · zmescience.com

Romans Made Color-Changing Glass With Ancient Nanotechnology. Scientists Just Discovered How… · smithsonianmag.com

Iran

Iran

Iranians cut essentials and put dreams on hold as war-hit economy bites · reuters.com

Iran Says It Would Reopen Strait of Hormuz in 2 Days as Part of U.S. Deal · nytimes.com

Live Updates: Iran rejects "unacceptable" ideas as Qatari mediators say they presented new… · cbsnews.com

Parenting

Parenting

Positive Parenting Teaches Kids How to Experience Joy · goodmenproject.com

Frontiers | No evidence of a decrease in parental burnout following a child’s entry into early… · frontiersin.org

Why people really stopped having kids: New study uncovers the surprising reasons families are… · foxnews.com

Antisemitism

Antisemitism

1.18 Billion Views in 75 Days: CAM Study Offers Unprecedented Look at Rapid Spread of… · combatantisemitism.org

After campus antisemitism report, Canadian university leaders pledge action · jpost.com

CAM antisemitism report demonstrates how online antisemitism spreads so quickly · jpost.com

Chicago Cubs

Chicago Cubs

Cubs CF Pete Crow-Armstrong is an MVP finalist — and White Sox’s Will Venable gets Manager of… · sports.yahoo.com

Cubs Extend Seiya Suzuki Qualifying Offer, But It'll Take A Lot More to Keep Him · si.com

Cubs Make $23.15 Million Seiya Suzuki Contract Decision · heavy.com

Money

Money

Social Security may have to cut retirement benefits in six years. Here's how much money is at… · cnbc.com

'Fast Money' traders talk FOMC's decision to keep rates unchanged · cnbc.com

Wharton researcher discovers money can buy happiness. But these 3 other things matter just as… · upworthy.com

Misinformation

Misinformation

ChatGPT Is Giving Voters Serious Misinformation as the Midterms Hit · gadgetreview.com

Over 10 percent of factual claims in Google’s AI search summaries aren’t backed by their cited… · psypost.org

ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity are getting election facts wrong · tomsguide.com

Disney

Disney

Disney has fought AI firms over copyright. Now it’s testing AI lyric videos. · latimes.com

Disney's job cuts may reveal a bigger problem for the media giant · finance.yahoo.com

Disneyland Update – Layoffs Hit Imagineering, Attendance Stalls, and Packing Up Pumpkins · micechat.com

Deerfield, Illinois

Deerfield, Illinois

Deerfield Election Guide: Where To Vote, Who's On Your Ballot · patch.com

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