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Votante Informado Chat: election-platform queries
Evidence record v2
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- Institution
- TSE
- Editorial classification
- Initiatives under review
- Initiative type
- AI component
- Documented phase
- Undetermined
- Relationship to AI in the source
- AI declared, technique not published
- Execution evidence
- Confirmed
- First evidence
- Last verified
- Next review: Nov 29, 2026
Documented scope
What it is
Chatbot component enabled by TSE within Votante Informado to query 2026 presidential candidates' election platforms using keywords. Official sources establish historical operation and declare AI but do not identify its technique or confirm current availability. Only the chat is recorded, not the entire electoral program.
Objective stated by the institution
Facilitate access to specific information in presidential candidates' election platforms to support informed voting.
Known timeline
Only milestones with an explicit date in the sources or editorial review are shown.
- First evidence
- Announcement
- Operational start
- Latest editorial verification
- Next scheduled review
Evidence reading
Each dimension is assessed separately. Undetermined marks an evidence gap; not applicable means the dimension does not correspond to the documented object.
What is confirmed
- TSE documented launch on December 12, 2025, availability in January 2026 and the service in its June accountability report. These sources establish historical operation, not current availability or usage volume.
What could not be determined
- The model, architecture, provider, usage or quality metrics, technical safeguards and chatbot continuity after the election process were not verified. No withdrawal or closure decision was located.
Documented results
Results are published only when a source traceably attributes them to this initiative.
No public results attributable to this initiative were found in the current review.
Evidence matrix
Sources and traceability
Sources state which claims they support, their origin and the date on which they were consulted.
- [1]TSE enables the Votante Informado program
- Publisher
- Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones
- Source type
- Official primary source
- Published
- Consulted
Supports: existence · execution · stated objective
- [2]TSE confirms availability of Votante Informado tools
- Publisher
- Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones
- Source type
- Official primary source
- Published
- Consulted
Supports: existence · execution · operational use
- [3]TSE accountability report: chatbot for comparing proposals
- Publisher
- Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones
- Source type
- Official primary source
- Published
- Consulted
Supports: existence · execution · operational use
Open questions
- What technique, models, provider and quality controls did the electoral chat use?
- Does the service remain available, was it archived, or is there an official closure decision?
Context
It is retained as a historical record of the service documented in 2025–2026. Its current phase is undetermined: an access error or anti-bot protection does not establish withdrawal, completion or cancellation. The query tool is not presented as a vote recommender, vote-counting system or electoral decision-maker.
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