Ask Trump's AI chatbot who won in 2020. You might not get an answer.

The Trump administration's new AI service gave users conflicting responses to politically sensitive questions Tuesday and Wednesday: sometimes answering them and sometimes refusing. The big picture: As the Trump

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29 Sept, 16:55TechCrunch Can a chatbot fix the government maze? The White House is about to find out
29 Sept, 18:21Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera Trump unveils new site to simplify access to government services
29 Sept, 18:43RSS 2.0 There's now an official US government AI chatbot
29 Sept, 20:14www.theregister.com Trump launches America.gov with AI chatbots at its core
29 Sept, 22:02The Hill Five things to know about Trump's new AI website
30 Sept, 09:48Engadget The US government's new AI chatbot gives Minecraft's end poem a bureaucratic twist
30 Sept, 17:33CBS News Politics I tested America.gov, the government's AI chatbot, on health questions
30 Sept, 19:12The Guardian US Trump’s AI chatbot turns on its master
30 Sept, 19:16decrypt.co US Government's New AI Chatbot Has a Weird Minecraft Secret
30 Sept, 20:08France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines Meet 'America': Trump’s AI chatbot changes answers after challenging his claims
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