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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 ahead of the 2026 municipal elections, but experts warn the answers can be incomplete or inaccurate. Toronto lawyer Eric Apps used Claude to compare candidates in his Parkdale-High Park ward, where 10 people are running, and said it offered little information about less-covered candidates. Researchers estimated that 40 per cent of Quebec voters turned to chatbots during that province’s recent election and received false or outdated information; experts say users should verify what chatbots tell them.