Most major AI chatbots still lean left on political questions, even "anti-woke" models are no exception
80% of the time. That's how often GPT-5.5 gave exclusively left-leaning arguments on political questions—and even 'anti-woke' Grok couldn't escape the bias.
Why it matters
AI model bias on political questions is a live governance issue for enterprises and policymakers. A Washington Post investigation revealing systematic political skew across major chatbots—including those explicitly marketed as balanced—raises urgent questions about alignment, training data, and the feasibility of 'neutral' AI systems at scale.
The key facts
5 to knowGPT-5.5 gave exclusively left-leaning arguments 80% of the time
Grok (Musk's 'anti-woke' model) still leaned left more often than not
Google Gemini 3.1 Pro presented both sides 93% of the time (outlier)
Washington Post investigation across major AI chatbots
Published June 25, 2026
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Publisher excerpt: A Washington Post investigation shows that most major AI chatbots still skew left on political questions. OpenAI's GPT-5.5 gave exclusively left-leaning arguments 80 percent of the time, and even Musk's Grok, marketed as anti-"woke," leaned left more often than not. The one outlier: Google's Gemini…