Trump touts new government AI chatbot as ‘damn good,’ only for its answers to betray its own master
When your own chatbot turns against you...
In an effort to streamline bureaucratic processes and provide quick answers to questions directed to federal agencies, Donald Trump introduced a new government AI chatbot—or, as he called it, an SI (super intelligence) chatbot. Touted by the President as a “damn good” tool, users quickly put the website to the test with questions that likely went beyond its intended scope, and it appears the chatbot is quite adept at refuting some of Trump’s own claims.
Like other AI chatbots on the market, users simply enter their queries on America.gov. However, questions are limited to government-related topics, as that’s where the AI pulls its information. The website also claims that by 2027 it will “go beyond answers,” allowing Americans to renew passports and update or obtain official documents—all without ever having to leave their homes.
At its core, users receive “accurate answers” that are officially recognized by the federal government, per the executive order signed on Sept. 29. Ironically for Trump, he just signed an order that debunks plenty of wild claims he and his administration have made in the past, like the elections, his presidency, and inflation, among other assertions, per CNN.
Trump’s AI chatbot is ‘damn good’ at disproving his claims
When asked about the 2020 presidential election, which Trump vehemently claimed he won, the chatbot said, “Joseph R. Biden Jr. won the 2020 U.S. presidential election.” It also listed the number of electoral votes, with Biden earning 306, while Trump had 232.
Trump also made claims of election fraud that solidified his loss. But America.gov said otherwise: “Official federal findings from 2020–2021 did not establish widespread voter fraud that changed the 2020 presidential election result.” The answer also included findings from several agencies like CISA, DOJ, and DHS.
Attorney General William Barr, who is Trump-appointed, was also mentioned in the answer. While CISA noted that the 2020 election was “the most secure in American history,” per the chatbot.
On multiple occasions, Trump claimed his administration “inherited the worst inflation” in the country’s history. However, his definition of “worst” is up for debate, as the chatbot said the “12-month CPI-U inflation was 3.0%, not a historic high” when Trump returned to office in January 2025. He reportedly made recent claims that grocery prices have come down since Biden’s era, but the chatbot asserts that prices “were still rising year over year in 2026.”
America.gov is changing answers
There are several other examples of Trump’s own chatbot refuting his claims. Trump is a firm believer that climate change is a hoax, but the chatbot said, “Official U.S. scientific assessments do not treat climate change as a hoax.” However, it stated that “this is scientific assessment, not political commentary.”
Fact-checker Daniel Dale also noted that some changes had been made since America.gov’s launch on Tuesday. He claimed that the chatbot was changed so that it “no longer debunks Trump lies.”
“Yesterday: It said Biden won the 2020 election and there’s no indication of widespread fraud. Today: Says it can’t answer such questions,” Dale said on X. He accompanied his findings with a screenshot of the chatbot, which indeed said, “I do not provide political commentary.” The chatbot gave identical answers to several other queries.
Interestingly, the chatbot was supposedly adjusted again. This time, it gives more detailed answers, but maintains that it doesn’t give political commentary. It’s only been two days since its launch, so it remains to be seen how America.gov will turn out.
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