US elections: Over 2M ChatGPT users were redirected while Perplexity AI embraced live poll results

As the dust settles on Donald Trump’s presidential victory, OpenAI has revealed that an estimated two million users came to ChatGPT for poll results on Election Day and the day after.

However, they were redirected to trusted news sources such as Associated Press and Reuters, the AI startup said in an updated blog post on Friday, November 8.

“In the month leading up to the election, roughly 1 million ChatGPT responses directed people to CanIVote.org⁠,” the OpenAI blog post said.