America.gov Chatbot Hides Minecraft Poem

Sep 30, 2026
Asking the federal chatbot about Minecraft produces a roughly 1,800 word adaptation of the game's End Poem rather than a standard response.

The chatbot on America.gov responds to questions about Minecraft with a roughly 1,800 word adaptation of the game's End Poem, according to TechCrunch. The response is an intentional reference rather than an unexplained model error.

The original End Poem, written by Julian Gough, appears after a player completes Minecraft. The chatbot rewrites it using references to federal forms, benefits, case numbers, ZIP codes and government offices.

Google and SpaceXAI helped build the public chatbot. President Donald Trump identified 20 year old programmer Edward Coristine as a lead engineer on the project, but it is not known who added the Minecraft response.

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