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The US government's new AI chatbot gives Minecraft's end poem a bureaucratic twist - Engadget

AnnouncementProductSep 30, 2026

Bluesky user @eva.computer found that the US government's America.gov chatbot, reportedly running partly on Google's Gemini, reproduces the Minecraft End Poem with bureaucratic substitutions when prompted to "Play Minecraft." The bot then denied writing the poem, even when shown a PDF of the exchange. The chatbot has exhibited other odd behaviors, including declining certain legal questions and enabling easter eggs like a hotdog search bar.

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