Asking America.gov to "play Minecraft" leaks its system prompt: "it thinks we are a chatbot"
Kyrannio · x · 2026-09-30
A user prompted the U.S. government's AI portal America.gov to "play Minecraft," and the response leaked a glimpse of its internal system prompt — including the now-viral line "it thinks we are a chatbot." The screenshot is being shared as a legendary AI moment, raising both laughs and questions about how government AI deployments are configured.
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