Trump’s AI chatbot turns on its master
Donald Trump attends the launch event for America.gov, a new AI-powered government website, in Washington DC on 29 September 2026. Photograph: Jonathan Ernst/ReutersView image in fullscreenDonald Trump attends the launch event for America.gov, a new AI-powered government website, in Washington DC on 29 September 2026. It stands ready to debunk his false claims on all sorts of things, including election fraud, inflation and the impact of wind turbines on whales.I would really recommend testing it out, as I did on Tuesday.
- ▪Donald Trump attends the launch event for America.gov, a new AI-powered government website, in Washington DC on 29 September 2026.
- ▪Photograph: Jonathan Ernst/ReutersView image in fullscreenDonald Trump attends the launch event for America.gov, a new AI-powered government website, in Washington DC on 29 September 2026.
- ▪It stands ready to debunk his false claims on all sorts of things, including election fraud, inflation and the impact of wind turbines on whales.I would really recommend testing it out, as I did on Tuesday.
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Donald Trump attends the launch event for America.gov, a new AI-powered government website, in Washington DC on 29 September 2026. Photograph: Jonathan Ernst/ReutersView image in fullscreenDonald Trump attends the launch event for America.gov, a new AI-powered government website, in Washington DC on 29 September 2026. Photograph: Jonathan Ernst/ReutersThis Week in TrumplandDonald TrumpTrump’s AI chatbot turns on its masterThe famously fact-averse president rolled out a new AI tool – but its answers don’t conform to his version of realityWed 30 Sep 2026 15.12 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleDonald Trump, in a development that could almost be from a Greek tragedy, appears to have invented something that is willing to do what no one in his orbit will: tell him the truth.The president…
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