Restoration News has reported that six widely used AI chatbots have offered critical or qualified portrayals of the U.S. Founding Fathers, often downplaying their heroism while acknowledging their achievements. The report links these responses to the federal government’s increasing adoption of artificial intelligence.
According to the article published on October 1, 2025, the chatbots—Grok, Copilot, DeepSeek, Gemini, ChatGPT, and MetaAI—are argued to generally downplay the Founders’ heroism while conceding their achievements. The piece highlights disputes over claims about Thomas Jefferson and suggests that such framing could skew public understanding of U.S. history due to the tools’ large user bases and growing role in education and government. It posits that AI narratives trend towards being "woke" as federal reliance on these systems accelerates.
Federal procurement has recently expanded access to commercial AI. On August 6, 2025, the General Services Administration (GSA) announced a government-wide deal offering ChatGPT Enterprise to agencies at $1 per agency for one year. In September, GSA detailed discounted or free access to other models and tools, including Microsoft Copilot for select agencies and Meta’s Llama models at no cost as part of its OneGov strategy. These terms illustrate the rapid adoption cited in the article.
On July 14, 2025, the Department of Defense’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office announced partnerships with Anthropic, Google, OpenAI, and xAI—each with a ceiling of up to $200 million—to prototype and field frontier-AI capabilities across warfighting and enterprise missions. Companies and major outlets separately confirmed these $200 million ceilings. These figures underscore federal demand for frontier models referenced by Restoration News.
Restoration News is a digital publication within the Restoration of America network that publishes right-of-center reporting and commentary on politics, culture, elections, and public policy. The site identifies Hayden Ludwig as founder and managing editor and notes that it launched in 2023; its pages emphasize investigative features with an "America First" positioning aimed at readers seeking alternatives to legacy media.
