The Real Problem With DOGE’s AI Plans

The Real Problem With DOGE’s AI Plans

Unlike an army of human bureaucrats, an army of AI agents could, almost on a whim, be redirected.

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Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency appear to have wide-reaching plans to remake the government with AI. Thomas Shedd, a former Tesla engineer who is now the head of…

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