The Trump administration's new America.gov portal, built as a unified gateway to federal services, is required by executive order to use Login.gov for authentication. Public Login.gov source code shows the National Design Studio has added code generating a long-lived browser identifier that feeds into Login.gov's analytics, even though America.gov's own privacy materials say it avoids advertising cookies and third-party trackers.
biometricupdate.com
· 2026-10-02
The Trump administration unveiled America.gov, a free chatbot meant to consolidate roughly 29,000 government websites into a single tool answering questions about tasks like applying for a passport, registering to vote, or tracking a tax refund. The bot, powered by Google's Gemini and xAI's Grok, currently only provides guidance and directs users to relevant forms and sites rather than processing personal information, though officials say it will handle form submissions and applications like Medicare enrollment next year. Users quickly tested the chatbot and found it gave answers—such as confirming Joe Biden won the 2020 election and that climate change is real—that contradict statements made by Trump and his administration.
cnet.com
· 2026-09-30
The Trump administration launched America.gov, an AI chatbot Trump called 'one of the most revolutionary product launches of all time.' Social media users have since pointed out that the chatbot's responses to questions about the United States are factual and neutral, sometimes contradicting Trump's own claims or framing.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-09-30
The Trump administration unveiled America.gov, a new website intended to let Americans use an AI chatbot to handle tasks such as renewing a passport, enrolling in Medicare or applying for disaster relief through one central portal. The initial version only answers questions, with more advanced functions like step-by-step application processing not expected until 2027, according to officials including National Design Studio lead Joseph Gebbia.
tech.slashdot.org
· 2026-09-30
A user on Bluesky found that typing 'Play Minecraft' into the US government's new America.gov chatbot produces a bureaucratic parody of Minecraft's End Poem, replacing themes of the universe and love with references to republics, constituents and paperwork. When shown a PDF transcript of its own output, the chatbot denied having written the poem.
engadget.com
· 2026-09-30
President Trump signed an executive order on September 29 creating America.gov, a new AI-powered chatbot portal meant to help citizens find and navigate federal government websites and services. The tool acts as a guide to existing services rather than a replacement for them.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-09-30
The federal government's new AI chatbot, America.gov, built with help from Google and SpaceXAI, responds to Minecraft-related prompts with a roughly 1,800-word rewrite of the game's 'End Poem' by Julian Gough rather than malfunctioning. Trump has credited 20-year-old programmer Edward Coristine, known as 'Big Balls' and formerly of DOGE, as a lead engineer on the project.
techcrunch.com
· 2026-09-29
The US government has launched America.gov, an AI-powered chatbot that answers natural-language questions using only official government sources. An executive order names it the single entry point for federal online services and directs its integration with Login.gov, with plans to add functions like Medicare enrollment and passport applications next year. Google confirmed Gemini powers part of the tool, and National Design Studio official Joe Gebbia said it also uses SpaceXAI's Grok, though SpaceXAI has not confirmed this.
engadget.com
· 2026-09-29
The US government has launched America.gov, an AI-powered chatbot portal that draws on more than 29,000 official sources to answer questions about federal benefits, forms, fees, deadlines, and eligibility. Google serves as the technology partner behind the platform, which supports PDF uploads and voice input similar to Gemini. At launch the tool only provides information and guidance, with plans to support actual form filing, applications, and renewals starting in 2027.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-09-29
The federal government has introduced a chatbot on America.gov, developed by the National Design Studio. The tool is intended to let users interact with a prompt box rather than navigate government websites and processes directly.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-09-29
President Trump announced the launch of America.gov, an AI chatbot designed to help citizens find government services and information across federal websites. Google confirmed it is a partner and that its Gemini model powers part of the tool, though it remains unclear whether other AI companies are involved. Trump described it as a single access point replacing the need to search through numerous government websites and rules.
techcrunch.com
· 2026-09-29
The Trump administration launched America.gov, a government website featuring an AI chatbot to help Americans navigate federal services. U.S. Chief Design Officer Joe Gebbia said the tool runs on AI models from Google's Gemini and Elon Musk's xAI, maker of Grok. The site went live around 10 a.m. ET Tuesday, and neither Google nor xAI immediately responded to requests for comment.
cnbc.com
· 2026-09-29
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