Trump rules out US-China AI venture at America.gov launch

At the launch of the AI-powered government portal America.gov, Trump ruled out joint AI development with China and vowed Iran will never obtain a nuclear weapon.

• Trump announced America.gov, an AI-powered web portal designed to streamline US government services.
• Trump ruled out any joint US-China venture to develop AI, saying it would hand China access to US technology secrets.
• After Xi Jinping's White House visit last week, Washington and Beijing announced a new AI dialogue, with further talks set for November.
• Trump said Iran will never obtain a nuclear weapon and that his administration would end the matter very soon.
• Trump said he will not cooperate with China on regulating AI, saying it would make US firms less able to beat their Chinese rivals.
• America.gov operates as a chatbot powered by Google's Gemini and xAI's Grok, directing users to official government sources.
• Trump's executive order describes America.gov as a 'unified digital front door' to the federal government.
• Officials said America.gov will not store user information, with data retained by the agencies users contact.
• Users found that asking America.gov's chatbot about Minecraft triggers a poetic response adapted from the game's 'End Poem', an intentional Easter egg added by developers.
• The chatbot also correctly states that Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election, a result President Trump disputes.