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Re:America.gov – Whatever you need from government, start here by schainks on Tuesday September 29, 2026 @04:54PM (#49900367)
Yes, but what AI powers the backend right now? Grok? Who's in charge of that and being paid for compute?
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Re:America.gov – Whatever you need from government, start here by impulser_ on Tuesday September 29, 2026 @05:00PM (#49900461)
I believe it's a mix of Gemini and Grok. They are probably providing the compute for free.
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Re:America.gov – Whatever you need from government, start here by eli on Tuesday September 29, 2026 @05:05PM (#49900536)
I very much doubt it's free.
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Re:America.gov – Whatever you need from government, start here by tyrabound on Tuesday September 29, 2026 @08:10PM (#49902636)
It would be worth testing, but yes, it’s unlikely that whatever model (s) are behind it they are tuned and guardrailed to, e.g., only give official government information from government domains.

That being said, I’m aware of a vulnerability in that regard of it is attending to guardrail answers to the .gov and .mil domains.

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Re:America.gov – Whatever you need from government, start here by impulser_ on Tuesday September 29, 2026 @07:42PM (#49902390)
Why not they both already provide their models for free...
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Re:America.gov – Whatever you need from government, start here by hungryhobbit on Tuesday September 29, 2026 @05:55PM (#49901247)
And if it is, only on a limited basis. "The first one is free" does not just apply to drug dealers.
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Re:America.gov – Whatever you need from government, start here by bonkersbonkersb on Tuesday September 29, 2026 @11:39PM (#49904102)
Trial ends in early ‘29.. omg look how much waste the Democrats allowed on their watch?!
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Re:America.gov – Whatever you need from government, start here by GolfPopper on Tuesday September 29, 2026 @07:19PM (#49902179)
So you're saying that the massive companies currently being sued for breaking the law are giving a gift to the government overseeing the courts? Somehow mere "bribe" seems inadequate.
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Re:America.gov – Whatever you need from government, start here by impulser_ on Tuesday September 29, 2026 @07:43PM (#49902399)
Relax. Not everything the world has to be negative. Cheer up.
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Re:America.gov – Whatever you need from government, start here by ShinyLeftPad on Wednesday September 30, 2026 @04:29AM (#49906011)
Yeah, let's try to not remember that one of those companies trained its models on CSAM and currently charges users money to create CSAM. Cheer up! Be happy your tax dollars go to support their continued existence! And if you're a victim, relax and enjoy I guess?
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Re:America.gov – Whatever you need from government, start here by jibalt on Wednesday September 30, 2026 @05:05AM (#49906257)
Intellectually dishonest tripe.
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Re:America.gov – Whatever you need from government, start here by ncr100 on Wednesday September 30, 2026 @11:08AM (#49910014)
Free as in free salty lunch in a place that sells thirst quenching beer?

I kind of think we need to expect more from our governments. If this was just a business I wouldn't mind so much. But this is a government and it has to serve everyone, including people who are mentally incompetent, an it has to do that fairly. All of us, the entire American citizenry.

So rolling this out is incredibly irresponsible in my view.

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