The internet is once again in full meltdown mode, and this time the drama involves ChatGPT, a government relationship, and a lot of people suddenly announcing they are deleting the app like they just discovered their boyfriend texting a hot chick named “Federal Oversight.”

For the past couple of weeks, people are whispering about AI and government partnerships, raising eyebrows about regulation and privacy, and wondering whether the AI they’ve been chatting with every day might now be a little too cozy with Washington. Suddenly ChatGPT is being treated less like a helpful assistant and more like an anarchist who suddenly decided to run for Congress.

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