--- title: "As Trump Offers Buyout to Get Rid of as Many Government Workers as Possible, OpenAI Announces New Version of ChatGPT Designed to Do Government Work" description: "As China's DeepSeek dominates headlines and imaginations, OpenAI is getting deeper in bed with Donald Trump's government." date: "2025-01-29" modified: "2025-01-29" authors: - name: "Noor Al-Sibai" job_title: "Senior Staff Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/nooralsibai" url: "https://futurism.com/trump-openai-chatgpt-gov" categories: - "Artificial Intelligence" - "OpenAI" tags: - "chatgpt" - "donald trump" - "government" - "OpenAI" --- # As Trump Offers Buyout to Get Rid of as Many Government Workers as Possible, OpenAI Announces New Version of ChatGPT Designed to Do Government Work ![As China's DeepSeek dominates headlines and imaginations, OpenAI is getting deeper in bed with Donald Trump's government.]() *\Image: Getty / Futurism\* As Donald Trump [offers federal employees massive buyouts]() in a bid to axe as many as possible, OpenAI is conveniently offering a new AI tool to replace that workload. In a [new blog post](), OpenAI announced the launch of ChatGPT Gov, a "tailored version" of the company's groundbreaking chatbot with additional security layers for the processing of sensitive government information. Unveiled just a week after Trump's $500 billion Stargate AI deal that [includes OpenAI]() — and right before his administration offered government employees "[deferred resignation]()" in exchange for months of pay and benefits — this new version of ChatGPT will, [as *CNBC* reports](), operate similarly to the enterprise version that underpins it. In a call with reporters, OpenAI chief product officer Kevin Weil insisted that agencies will be able to input "non-public, sensitive information" into ChatGPT Gov — even though ChatGPT Enterprise has not finished the "long process" of getting federal accreditation for such usage. Despite that shaky foundation, the company [told *FedScoop*]() that it's already in conversation with "several" unnamed agencies who want to use ChatGPT Gov — an alarming prospect in terms of national security, though to be fair, Trump's human "[First Buddy]()" also [lacks the level of security clearance]() needed for the work he does as well. With OpenAI announcing ChatGPT just before news broke about Trump's "deferred resignation" scheme, folks online smelled something fishy. "Just happen to announce this the same day they invite all federal employees to quit," [Chanda Prescod-Weinstein](), a particle physicist at the University of New Hampshire, [posted on Bluesky](). "Your social security is going to be handled by \[a\] large language model that is on constantly on shrooms." Beyond the mighty coincidental timing, folks also pointed out just how easily this project involving a technology [notorious for making stuff up]() could backfire. "This seems like a great way for private organizations to mine government data," [one Bluesky user noted](). "'Having been dunked on by \[C\]hina, what if we propped up this boondoggle with the federal government,'" [another Bluesky poster joked](), in a clear reference to [DeepSeek's big weekend](). The [r/artificial subreddit](), meanwhile, called a spade a spade. "The only possible moat for OpenAI left," [one commentator quipped](). "Government slop that doesn't do anything meaningful and wastes taxpayer dollars." And wait a second — wasn't saving money [supposed to be a top goal]() of the Trump administration? **More on government and AI:** [*Trump Signs Executive Order Banning Woke AI*]() ## Author At Futurism, I've often been drawn to unpacking the narratives that underlie technological, scientific and medical progress, with a special interest in areas of conflict and ambiguity that end up setting agendas and steering the fates of both elites and the hoi polloi. I'm a committed generalist, but I often find myself returning to work involving NASA and the private space sector, the effects of AI on media and society, and the mechanics of the pharmaceutical industry, with a specific focus on the spread of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. Prior to Futurism, I worked for publications ranging from Media Matters and Truthdig to Raw Story and Bustle. I'm also the author of "Myspace Scene Queens," a 2024 title in Instar Books' acclaimed "Remember the Internet" series. My work at Futurism has been cited by outlets including the New Yorker, Slate, Nieman Lab, the Verge, the MIT Technology Review, the Sunday Times, and the Daily Beast. I grew up in North Carolina, attended the University of North Carolina at Asheville, and now live in Brooklyn, New York. In my free time, I'm an avid reader and music fan; you can probably find me at a local poetry reading, concert, underground rave, or DJ set. I'm the proud parent of an ineffable orange cat named Mee-Mow. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()