Ask Trump's AI chatbot who won in 2020. You might not get an answer.
Some users got answers. Others got refusals.
TL;DR
- The Trump administration's AI service, America.gov, provided conflicting answers to politically sensitive questions.
- The chatbot initially debunked some of Trump's long-standing claims regarding the 2020 election, Jan. 6 attack, and Obama's birthplace.
- By Wednesday, the chatbot began refusing to answer these questions, stating it does not provide political commentary.
- Inconsistent responses were observed across different users and locations, with some receiving factual answers and others refusals.
- Tech experts cite potential reasons for inconsistency, including system prompts, user framing, differences between AI models (Gemini and Grok), and cached responses.
- Concerns exist about the AI's guardrails, potential ideological alignment, and future data privacy as the service integrates across government agencies.
- The GSA has not provided details on America.gov's guardrails, and the chat itself stated it cannot share internal instructions.