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Why some Ontario voters are turning to AI chatbots for 2026 municipal elections
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Some Ontario voters are using AI chatbots to compare candidates in municipal elections, where candidates do not run under party labels. Toronto lawyer Eric Apps used Claude to review candidates and their positions in the 10-person Parkdale-High Park race, but said it had little information on less-covered candidates. Experts warn that chatbot answers can be incomplete or include false information, so voters should check them against other sources.