America.gov's AI chatbot refuses a geography riddle — unless you ask about exactly 3 states

conitzer · x · 2026-11-02

Vincent Conitzer shares screenshots of America.gov's official AI chatbot: it declines "Can I visit 2 states walking 1 mile?" as not a government-service question, earnestly answers the 3-state tri-state point version, then refuses the 5-state variant for lacking "genuine intent." His quip: if America can't do something, it's somehow always because it's not about government services.

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