Policy/shipped/2026-10-20

AI tools like ChatGPT utilize Brooklyn nonprofit Democracy Works for voter information

ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence tools are relying on Democracy Works, a Brooklyn-based nonprofit, to provide voters with accurate election information. The nonprofit's data, which includes polling locations and ballot details, was reportedly accessed by ChatGPT over 16 million times during a recent election cycle. This reliance highlights the critical role of established civic data providers in the emerging AI landscape, with the usage figures primarily reported by Democracy Works itself.

3 articles from 3 outlets covered this story. Their coverage differs on 1 point. The underlying claim is sourced from a shipped.

What do all outlets agree on?

3 outlets covered “AI tools like ChatGPT utilize Brooklyn nonprofit Democracy Works for voter information”. All of them report the following:

  • ChatGPT and other AI tools use voting information
  • The information comes from Democracy Works
  • Democracy Works is a Brooklyn-based nonprofit

Did outlets disagree about this?

Yes. Coverage of “AI tools like ChatGPT utilize Brooklyn nonprofit Democracy Works for voter information” differs on 1 point. Each account below is how a different outlet described the same event:

The specific election cycle during which ChatGPT provided Democracy Works information.

The Economic Times (US Midterm Election 2026), The Hill (this cycle)

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