New Delhi, Oct. 14 -- A RELATIVE OF mine recently consulted an AI chatbot about which of the dishes his mother had prepared he should eat. I pointed out that he ate her cooking every week, whereas the chatbot had never tasted it. He replied that he consulted the chatbot about everything. Apparently, having no taste buds was no obstacle to becoming the family's food critic.

The exchange was amusing. Its implications for my work are less so. As interim head of the Israeli Central Elections Committee, I am preparing for our parliamentary election on October 27th. AI companies should use the time remaining to address a question that reaches far beyond Israel: what happens when "What should I eat?" becomes "Who should I vote for?"

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