OpenAI starts election ‘war room’ to monitor products during midterm races

OpenAI is creating an “Election Operations Center” to monitor for misinformation and possible interference in the 2026 midterm elections.

The “war room” effort, first reported by Politico, focuses on stamping out possible interference from its models acting in a rogue way or being used in a manner that violates its terms. The report comes as lawmakers and officials on both sides of the aisle have raised concerns about election interference in the 2026 midterms in different ways.