The government’s new chatbot won’t talk politics, but it will fact-check Trump

In the splashy rollout video of the Trump administration’s chatbot, Emily, a newly married woman, needs to register her new last name with a bunch of different agencies. America.gov, the official federal artificial intelligence app, leaps into action.

The government’s new chatbot won’t talk politics, but it will fact-check Trump

TL;DR

  • The Trump administration introduced a federal artificial intelligence app called America.gov.
  • The chatbot is named Emily.
  • A rollout video featured Emily helping a newly married woman update her last name with various agencies.