TechCrunch reported that senior officials at SpaceX and the White House have developed an AI chatbot for use in the DOGE agency and made it publicly available, utilizing technology from the Grok-2 model of xAI and Elon Musk.
The design of the chatbot aligns with the 5 tenets of DOGE, focusing on reducing government bureaucracy, increasing efficiency, streamlining unnecessary processes, and making the system more user-friendly. Recommendations provided by the chatbot always adhere to these principles.
For instance, when asked about USAID or other central government agencies impacted by DOGE reforms, the chatbot suggests reducing bureaucratic layers between decision-makers and fund recipients to expedite processes.
However, this chatbot exhibits hallucinatory tendencies like other AI chatbots, sometimes fabricating information or providing strange recommendations, such as suggesting the use of drones and wearable devices to enhance USAID efficiency, raising questions about the appropriateness of such advice.
Moreover, ethical concerns arise regarding the potential financial benefits xAI may receive if government employees use this chatbot, as utilizing the API incurs costs.
It remains unclear whether DOGE officially uses this chatbot, while reports indicate that DOGE is developing other AI tools for the General Services Administration (GSA), signaling a growing role of AI in government despite concerns about oversight and transparency.
Source: TechCrunch
TLDR: TechCrunch reported that SpaceX and the White House developed an AI chatbot for the DOGE agency, aligning with DOGE principles but raising ethical and transparency issues.
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