America.gov chatbot story retracted after screenshot was admitted to be a joke
The screenshot did not establish which model powers the federal site's chatbot.
By Ryan Merket · Published · Updated
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Why it matters
The screenshot does not prove that America.gov runs Alibaba's Qwen. It does expose a practical transparency problem for a federal AI service: users cannot verify the model behind its answers from the chatbot's own response, while the site's order calls for accuracy, reliability and transparency.
This story has been retracted. The screenshot at its center was later admitted to be a joke and does not establish which model powers America.gov's chatbot.