A health initiative launched by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s administration has attracted unwanted attention after its AI-powered nutrition chatbot provided wildly inappropriate responses to certain queries.
The Department of Health and Human Services recently unveiled realfood.gov, positioning the platform as an AI assistant for dietary guidance. The site redirects users to an AI chatbot intended to answer food and nutrition questions. However, submissions actually route through the Grok platform.
Independent testing by 404 Media revealed significant problems with the chatbot’s safeguards. When asked about inserting foods into the rectum, the AI provided detailed recommendations rather than refusing to engage with the medically dangerous prompt.
The chatbot specifically named bananas, cucumbers, carrots, and zucchini while offering preparation guidance for such activities.
In another concerning response, the AI answered a question about which human body part contains the most nutrients by identifying the liver.
The website received prominent promotion during a Super Bowl advertisement featuring boxing legend Mike Tyson. The campaign reportedly received funding from MAHA Center Inc.
In the black-and-white commercial, Tyson shared deeply personal experiences with weight gain and dietary struggles. “My sister’s name was Denise. She passed away from obesity at the age of 25. She had a heart attack,” Tyson revealed. The loss marked the beginning of his own health crisis.
“I was so fat and nasty, I would eat anything. I was like 345 lbs (156 kg). A quarter of ice cream every hour. I had so much self-dislike that I just wanted to end my life,” the former heavyweight champion admitted.
The advertisement shows Tyson consuming fresh vegetables, including carrots and apples, before he delivers a blunt assessment of American eating patterns.
“We’re the most powerful country in the world and we have the most obese, fudgy people,” he states. “Something has to be done about processed food in this country.”
Tyson’s weight challenges became public in 2009, when reports indicated he had reached 378 lbs (171 kg), approximately 170 lbs (77 kg) above his competitive weight. He faced numerous health complications during this period.
“I was so congested from all the s**stances and bad c**aine, I could hardly breathe,” Tyson previously admitted. “I had high blood pressure, was almost passing away and had arthritis. Turning vegan helped me eliminate all those problems in my life.”
Tyson adopted a vegan lifestyle in 2010, eliminating meat entirely from his diet.
