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  1. jeffnv · · focus · HN ↗
    Hey it got the 2020 election results right, that's a relief
    1. saghm · · focus · HN ↗
      Don't say this too loudly or it might get noticed...
      1. goshx · · focus · HN ↗
        Well, there are claims that this is grok, so it is just a matter of time.
        1. frays · · focus · HN ↗
          Please don't spread claims if you're unsure whether they're true or not.

          This is actually Gemini:

          <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;blog.google&#x2F;company-news&#x2F;outreach-and-initiatives&#x2F;public-policy&#x2F;america-gov-google-public-sector&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;blog.google&#x2F;company-news&#x2F;outreach-and-initiatives&#x2F;pu...

          1. platevoltage · · focus · HN ↗
            I just love that even the right-wing US government doesn&#x27;t even want to use Grok.
            1. xp84 · · focus · HN ↗
              Or perhaps this is proof that the &quot;right-wing US government&quot; isn&#x27;t pure corruption and evil? They probably put out a bid and Google won it.

              Trump is a corrupt idiot at the most petty level, he&#x27;d sell ad space on the White House napkins for $1 each if he could figure out a way to, but not everything the Executive Branch does is a joke.

          2. macoslulz · · focus · HN ↗
            At least someone is using Gemini!
          3. singron · · focus · HN ↗
            It apparently uses both Gemini and Grok:

            <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cnbc.com&#x2F;2026&#x2F;09&#x2F;29&#x2F;trump-ai-gemini-grok.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cnbc.com&#x2F;2026&#x2F;09&#x2F;29&#x2F;trump-ai-gemini-grok.html

          4. goshx · · focus · HN ↗
            Tell that to CNBC.
    2. consumer451 · · focus · HN ↗
      Politics aside, this is a very interesting point.

      Contrarian opinion: We are not &quot;intelligence constrained&quot; as a society&#x2F;economy.

      Intelligence gives you factually correct answers. Factually correct answers are not the desired outcome much of the time. I don&#x27;t just mean in politics, where the scientists and central intelligence agency are often ignored, but in the private sector: look at McKinsey, etc. Most often the desired outcome is what the stakeholders wanted to hear.

      I cannot overstate how big a realization this was for me.

      Part of the reason that we are not ready for AI, is that we don&#x27;t want to hear about inconvenient facts.

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