The march of artificial intelligence into government continues. Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is accelerating its campaign to replace federal workers with bots. While reports of wasteful spending triggered outrage, they, apparently, have largely been political theater. Republicans en masse, despite their rhetoric, have shown little appetite for cutting government spending — especially military spending. In light of this, some principled constitutionalists have warned that Republican spending is turning DOGE into nothing but “smoke and mirrors” — an illusion of efficiency that conceals business as usual.
Yet, as mass layoffs unfold and AI-driven replacements take hold, DOGE’s true mission — “modernizing Federal technology and software” — becomes clearer.
The Bureaucrat-ending Chatbot
One of DOGE’s most controversial projects is GSAi, a proprietary chatbot meant to replace bureaucratic tasks. As The New American reported, it is an integral part of the administration’s “AI-first” strategy, embedding artificial intelligence into every federal agency.
According to the latest report from Wired, DOGE has already deployed GSAi to 1,500 federal workers at the General Services Administration (GSA) and plans to expand its use further.
GSAi functions much like ChatGPT or Claude, but is customized for government use. An internal memo obtained by Wired states:
The options are endless, and [GSAi] will continue to improve as new information is added. You can: draft emails, create talking points, summarize text, write code. […]
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