A government robot powered by Artificial Intelligence in the United States has stopped responding to certain political questions just a day after being put into operation.
„Hello, America. Whatever your needs regarding the government, start here,” reads on the America.gov platform, which aims to simplify access to government information and federal services, as reported by AFP.
The American president described the tool as "extremely good," but the chatbot quickly contradicted Donald Trump on certain issues.
The chatbot's response about the elections Trump lost
When asked on Tuesday if there was widespread electoral fraud in the 2020 elections, which Donald Trump claims to have won, the chatbot replied: "The federal official evaluations conducted after the 2020 presidential elections did not highlight fraud of a scale likely to alter the result."
"From its first day, America.gov has relied on facts and official documents to contradict certain false speeches and political interpretations regarding immigration and elections, widely spread by the administration that created it," noted the Digital Democracy Institute for the Americas.
"Initial analyses have shown that America.gov generally provides evidence-based responses supported by government documents, even when these documents contradict the statements of Trump and his government," added the institute.
The chatbot's response regarding the 2020 elections was quickly picked up by Democratic lawmakers. "Finally, a clear response in the Trump government," posted Senator Adam Schiff on the X platform on Tuesday.
What the robot said the next day
However, the tool changed its way of interaction on Wednesday. "I do not provide political comments or analyses of past elections," he replied to the same question.
Nevertheless, it continued to contradict other contested statements by Donald Trump, such as regarding inflation.
It is difficult to determine at this stage if the government has modified the chatbot's parameters, AFP notes.
"America.gov will continue to be updated to provide Americans with the most accurate and reliable federal information and resources," said the White House.