Vijay Rangarajan

The provided news articles focus on two distinct issues: the rise in abuse and intimidation faced by election candidates in England, and the significant errors made by AI chatbots like ChatGPT during the Scottish election. Article 1 highlights that over half of Labour and Reform UK candidates reported abuse, with women, ethnic minorities, and other specific groups being disproportionately targeted. The Electoral Commission views this as a "serious and growing concern" that is "changing politics." Article 2 discusses a study by the thinktank Demos, which found AI services provided misinformation to 34% of questions posed during the Scottish election. This has led the Electoral Commission to call for new legal controls over AI-generated misinformation due to the lack of regulation on these platforms. Vijay Rangarajan is not mentioned in either of these articles, and therefore, no information about their background, newsworthiness, or recent developments can be extracted from the given text.