Reports and posts from Caucus AI. Newer posts also go out on our Substack.
Using AI, with reservations
Survey results on how voters feel about their own AI use. Most are more concerned than excited about AI, and many users think they should use it less.
New survey data: who’s using which chatbots and how they’re (not yet) a primary source of political information for voters
Survey results on which voters use AI chatbots and which ones they use, and how AI answers compare with the other places voters get political information.
ICYMI: Caucus AI in The New York Times – and New Research at the Analyst Group Retreat
Our work in The New York Times, including a test where new Wikipedia text showed up in a chatbot answer in about 12 minutes. Also first results from a pilot of almost 8,000 simulated ChatGPT conversations about who to vote for.
The NYT is right: voters are asking AI who to vote for. Here's what the chatbots are actually telling them.
A response to New York Times reporting on voters asking AI for voting advice. We go over our survey data on who uses chatbots and what the chatbots tell them.
What Will Voters Ask AI About the 2026 Election?
The questions voters say they'd ask a chatbot about 2026 candidates, from a Change Research survey. Nearly half are about records and issue positions.
Who's Asking AI About the 2026 Election?
A Change Research poll on where voters will look for information about candidates. 15% say they're likely to use an AI chatbot, and many more will see AI answers through Google Search.
What chatbots tell voters about candidates' positions and their critics
What the chatbots say when asked about a candidate's issue positions and the main criticisms of them, and which sites they cite for each.
Same answers, different sources
How much chatbot answers about candidates change when the same question is asked over and over, and whether citing a candidate's own website changes what the answer says.
The Source Gap: Early Findings on How AI Chatbots Inform Voters
Early findings from the tracker. Each model leans on its own set of sources, with little overlap beyond Wikipedia.
Caucus AI: What generative AI tells voters about candidates
Our launch post. Why we track what AI chatbots tell voters about candidates, and how the tool works.