Meta scrambles to fix AI chatbots that still calling Joe Biden the president

Core Points - Meta's AI chatbots incorrectly stated that Joe Biden is the current president despite Donald Trump's inauguration on January 20, 2025, prompting an urgent response from the company to address the issue [1][2][8] - The company activated an emergency procedure known as a SEV (site event) to troubleshoot the problem, which was not deemed widespread according to Meta's data [2][10] - Meta's spokesperson acknowledged that generative AI systems can return outdated results and emphasized ongoing improvements to their features [3] Company Response - Meta has launched at least three emergency procedures this week to address glitches related to the presidential transition [6][12] - The company faced scrutiny from users accusing it of political bias, particularly after users were automatically following Trump's official accounts due to a transfer error [10][11] - Meta's spokesperson clarified that the issue with following accounts was due to the transition process of official White House social media accounts, which caused a failure to log unfollow requests [11] AI Performance - During testing, Meta's chatbot initially failed to provide the correct answer regarding the current president but later corrected itself [3][4] - Other AI chatbots, such as Grok, provided the correct information, while OpenAI's ChatGPT incorrectly stated that Joe Biden was still president [4]