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AI Voting Tool Keus.nl Pulled Offline After Errors Trigger Political Scrutiny

The shutdown follows reports of fabricated party data that prompted formal questions to the interior minister.

Overview

  • IT specialist Mark Keus, 55, from Heteren said persistent AI hallucinations left unfixable data gaps and led him to end the experiment.
  • The tool misrepresented local politics by mixing up parties and issues, including recommending Elburg parties in Tilburg and listing non‑participating groups in Waalwijk and De Ronde Venen.
  • Keus reported insults, threats and warnings of legal action from political parties, noting that each fix created new errors.
  • The site recorded 70,766 uses before it was taken down, according to the maker’s statement.
  • The Association of Dutch Municipalities labeled the project a dangerous election experiment, and ChristenUnie MP Mirjam Bikker submitted parliamentary questions.