Trump’s AI chatbot turns on its master
The famously fact-averse president rolled out a new AI tool – but its answers don’t conform to his version of reality Donald Trump , in a development that could almost be from a Greek tragedy, appears to have invented something that is willing to do what no one in his orbit will: tell him the truth. The president launched America.gov on Tuesday, an AI platform which the White House says will make…
The Trump administration's new AI service, America.gov, gave conflicting responses to politically sensitive questions such as the 2020 election results and the Jan. 6 attack. Initially, the chatbot answered these questions, but later began refusing to answer, stating it would only provide answers about U.S. government services and official information.
Screenshots from Axios showed some users receiving refusals to answer, while others received different responses. This inconsistency could be due to several factors, including the model's system prompts, user prompts, caching of responses, or ideological alignment with the president or his party. The next iteration of America.gov, set for early 2027, will integrate across agencies, potentially holding very confidential private information, raising concerns about accuracy, completeness, and user privacy.
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