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Trump Launches AI America.gov, Orders Fast Federal Integration

By Drooid · Sep 29, 2026, 10:13 PM UTC · How we work

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Administrative bias filtering

U.S. President Donald Trump launched the AI-powered website America.gov on Tuesday at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C.
Critics argue the chatbot is programmed to filter responses that could reflect poorly on the administration, raising accountability concerns.
America.gov aggregates data from more than 29,000 federal websites into a single AI-driven interface.
The portal currently functions as a chatbot directing users, with full form-completion planned for 2027.

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Federal Web Integration

U.S. President Donald Trump launched the AI-powered website America.gov on Tuesday at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C.
The launch was framed as returning power and control over government services to ordinary Americans.
President Trump signed an order requiring every federal agency to integrate its public services with America.gov quickly.
Secretary Marco Rubio said users will upload passport photos and complete full applications online via America.gov next year.

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IRS Service Exemption

U.S. President Donald Trump launched the AI-powered website America.gov on Tuesday at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C.
The executive order directing agency integration specifically excludes IRS tax-filing services and certain national-security functions.
Design officer Joe Gebbia said the portal uses Google’s Gemini and Elon Musk’s Grok models.
The platform will add online passport renewals and Medicare enrollment by early 2027.

Blindspot

Critics have warned that the America.gov chatbot is programmed to filter answers that could reflect poorly on the administration, raising accountability concerns.
Within this story's sources, this criticism appears mainly in Left-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Center-leaning and Right-leaning coverage.

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Administrative bias filtering

U.S. President Donald Trump launched the AI-powered website America.gov on Tuesday at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C.
Critics argue the chatbot is programmed to filter responses that could reflect poorly on the administration, raising accountability concerns.
America.gov aggregates data from more than 29,000 federal websites into a single AI-driven interface.
The portal currently functions as a chatbot directing users, with full form-completion planned for 2027.

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