OpenAI and Anthropic stand up 'war rooms' to fight election misinformation ahead of midterms

The New York Times confirms OpenAI and Anthropic have set up dedicated election 'war rooms' to monitor for AI-generated misinformation in Tuesday's midterms. OpenAI's Election Operations Center, first reported by Politico, began running Oct 28 and will run until all votes are counted; Semafor first reported Anthropic's dedicated war room, confirmed by an Anthropic spokesperson. The Hill confirms both companies are hosting election war rooms for the first time.