Google to restrict election-related queries on Bard, AI-powered Search

Taking a cue from Facebook parent Meta, Google has announced that it will restrict certain types of election-related queries on its AI chatbot Bard and AI-powered Search in a run-up to the 2024 US Presidential election.

Next year, a number of high profile elections — including General Elections in India — are taking place around the world, and Google says that AI, being an emerging technology, presents new opportunities as well as challenges.

“Beginning early next year, in preparation for the 2024 elections and out of an abundance of caution on such an important topic, we’ll restrict the types of election-related queries for which Bard and SGE will return responses,” Google said.