[bopat]

An artificial intelligence-powered website designed to serve as an all-inclusive, centralized digital hub for federal government information and services. Spearheaded by U.S. Chief Design Officer and Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia, the site is built to act as a conversational "front door" to the federal government. It allows citizens to search across countless agencies and ask questions using plain, natural language.


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[Bill14564]

No thank you

[bopat]

Originally Posted by Bill14564

No thank you

It's no different than the searches you'd do on a search website or searching on an individual website, just consolidates it all in one spot so it's a lot easier and more accurate.

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by bopat

It's no different than the searches you'd do on a search website or searching on an individual website, just consolidates it all in one spot so it's a lot easier and more accurate.

If it was the same as ChatGPT, Grok, or Gemini then I could just use those. If there is a desire for something different from a .gov domain, I’m not interested.

[LeRoySmith]

Originally Posted by bopat

An artificial intelligence-powered website designed to serve as an all-inclusive, centralized digital hub for federal government information and services. Spearheaded by U.S. Chief Design Officer and Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia, the site is built to act as a conversational "front door" to the federal government. It allows citizens to search across countless agencies and ask questions using plain, natural language.


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This is a great idea if it works. Imagine a 1 stop shop that gives you a real answer rather than mountains of governmentspeak trash that's difficult to navigate and understand.

[villagetinker]

Not that I do not trust AI, but I would double check any references to websites before just clicking a link. I have personally seen too much misinformation or downright bad information using the AI agents. I would use this as a pointer to the correct agency, then go to the actual xxxxx.gov (or similar) website directly.

[rustyp]

1 The .gov top-level internet domain (the www. address) is restricted exclusively to verified, U.S.-based government organizations.
Because the internet originated from a U.S. government-sponsored research network, the United States is the only country with its own dedicated government top-level domain

2 I quizzed it with the following: I gave it a birth date year and asked what percentage would my RMD withdrawal be before Dec 31 2026. It quickly responded with the % - not the formula by which you have to make the calculation.

Looks like it is ligate. Good tool. FYI if anyone believes they have privacy in today's electronic world I have a bridge to sell them.

[FredMitchell]

It is a nice idea. It is not clear whether it can be any better than existing LLM based AI tools.

The government agencies have a problem of the proliferation of different ID systems to access them. They have tried for a universal approach, but it is a mess across most agencies, e.g. SSA, FAA, IRS, FCC, etc. One problem that is hard to fix is a person may need different IDs for different roles - IDs for personal access, as well as IDs for roles in organizations where the role may not be permanent.

Another problem is that what is correct today, may be incorrect tomorrow. Gemini has this problem even when responding to questions about Google's tools. This type of problem will be a permanent issue.

Another problem is discovery of multiple approaches to a problem and identifying enough about each choice to allow the user to pick the most suitable solution.

[LenoxHillLil]

Originally Posted by bopat

An artificial intelligence-powered website designed to serve as an all-inclusive, centralized digital hub for federal government information and services. Spearheaded by U.S. Chief Design Officer and Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia, the site is built to act as a conversational "front door" to the federal government. It allows citizens to search across countless agencies and ask questions using plain, natural language.


Just a moment...

Super Intellegence.

[GWilliams]

Originally Posted by bopat

An artificial intelligence-powered website designed to serve as an all-inclusive, centralized digital hub for federal government information and services. Spearheaded by U.S. Chief Design Officer and Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia, the site is built to act as a conversational "front door" to the federal government. It allows citizens to search across countless agencies and ask questions using plain, natural language.


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Better than calling the government offices.

[MrFlorida]

I hate giving my info out online, legit or otherwise.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by rustyp

1 The .gov top-level internet domain (the www. address) is restricted exclusively to verified, U.S.-based government organizations.
Because the internet originated from a U.S. government-sponsored research network, the United States is the only country with its own dedicated government top-level domain

2 I quizzed it with the following: I gave it a birth date year and asked what percentage would my RMD withdrawal be before Dec 31 2026. It quickly responded with the % - not the formula by which you have to make the calculation.

Looks like it is ligate. Good tool. FYI if anyone believes they have privacy in today's electronic world I have a bridge to sell them.

The word is "legit" not "ligate." Regardless, there's a HUGE difference between "you don't have privacy in today's electronic world" and "GIVE THEM your personal information on purpose."

Yes, they can access my info whenever they want. But that doesn't mean I should just hand it over before they ask for it.

Do not comply in advance.

[retiredguy123]

AI doesn't make stuff up. When you use AI as a search tool, it almost always provides a source or sources for the information it provides.

[Michael G.]

Hi, I'm from the government and I'm here to help.

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

AI doesn't make stuff up. When you use AI as a search tool, it almost always provides a source or sources for the information it provides.

AI absolutely does make stuff up, that is precisely what AI is used for. Yes, it derives the information it provides from source documents but then it provides a narrative to answer the question that was posed. In creating (making up) that answer mistakes can happen. AI has been notoriously bad at simple math too though hopefully it will get better.