Trump rolls out AI takeover of American government

President Donald Trump has launched America.gov, an AI chatbot meant to steer people toward federal services and cut down the hassle of dealing with government agencies. He unveiled it Tuesday morning while speaking at an event put on by Tony Robbins, and the service went live for the public the same day. Trump said it would spare users "tremendous time.", according to The Independent.

The Independent describes the tool as working much like other popular AI assistants, such as the Gemini feature built into Google search. Its main job right now is pointing users to the right place among the many offerings of the federal government. Robbins and Joe Gebbia, who was introduced as the chief design officer, showed a video that promised much more to come. Among the ideas floated were a single-click process for getting or updating official documents and a way to renew a passport. None of those abilities appeared to be operating yet.

The chatbot itself sets the timeline for the passport function. It currently tells visitors that passport renewal is planned for 2027, and it includes a link to the promotional video that depicts the upcoming features.

The Independent labels its coverage a breaking news report and says more details will follow as the rollout develops.

Summarized by PolitiKool from The Independent’s reporting. Read the full story at The Independent →