By Alessandro Parodi

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -The Dutch data regulator on Tuesday warned voters against using AI chatbots ahead of the national election, saying the platforms give unreliable advice and push them towards two major parties on opposite ends of the political spectrum.

While 15 different parties hold seats in the 150-member Dutch parliament at present, chatbots told voters in 56% of cases to choose between the far-right Freedom Party or the Labour-Green Left coalition.

The parties are on track to take 20% and 16% of the vote on October 29, respectively, according to opinion polls.

“Chatbots may seem like clever tools, but as a voting aid, they consistently fail,” the Dutch data protection watchdog’s vice-chair Monique Verdier said in a statement, describing their operation as “

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