The portal consolidates approximately 29,000 separate government websites into one interface powered by Google's Gemini and xAI's Grok. Trump signed an executive order mandating that all federal agencies integrate their public-facing services into the tool, which aims to support 40 million daily users. The initiative was led by Joe Gebbia, the first U.S. Chief Design Officer, though critic Gary Marcus described the program as a taxpayer-funded bailout for AI companies that bypasses Congress.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
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Trump Pledges Unrestricted AI Growth at America.gov Portal Launch
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President Donald Trump vowed not to stifle the growth of "Super Intelligence" during the launch of America.gov, an AI portal designed to serve as the single entry point for federal services. At a Washington event attended by Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and Jensen Huang, Trump described AI as a technology that will exceed the impact of the Industrial Revolution. He stated that the new platform is private by design, requiring no user login and tracking no personal conversations, and asserted that the site cannot in theory be hacked.
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