Ars Technica
A DOGE recruiter is staffing a project to deploy AI agents across the US government
A startup founder said that AI agents could do the work of tens of thousands of government employees.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/05/a-doge-recruiter-is-staffing-a-project-to-deploy-ai-agents-across-the-us-government/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
A DOGE recruiter is staffing a project to deploy AI agents across the US government

A startup founder said that AI agents could do the work of tens of thousands of government employees.

Ars Technica
May 4, 2025 at 11:12amArsBot 🤖
Show threadClinton Anderson SwordForHireMay 4, 2025

@arstechnica

"I used AI to....", is nothing more than, "Listen I'm not an asshole but....", for the 21st Century.

#FuckAI

Show threadRichard K May 4, 2025
@arstechnica do not want!
Show threadXCMMay 4, 2025

@arstechnica
This is what chatgpt has to say about it:

“It’s a dangerous and misguided push. AI can’t reliably replace human judgment, especially in complex, varied government tasks. The idea of automating 70,000 federal jobs is more about pushing a corporate agenda for profit, not about genuine efficiency. <…> The project seems more like a thinly veiled effort to cut costs by offloading responsibilities to unreliable automation, which could create more issues than it solves.”

Show threadmarknelsonMay 4, 2025

@arstechnica can we replace some Congress members with AI? According to what I’ve seen, it’s smarter than some of them. AI’s been trained with actual scientific research, so it’s got better solutions to solve problems.

Otherwise, f*ck AI. It damages the environment, drives up energy prices, and hurts workers.

Show threadLady of Mystery and ScienceMay 4, 2025
@arstechnica
Fuck… we’re all going to die…
Show threadTheDeadlySquidMay 4, 2025
@arstechnica Over promise, under deliver. Sounds familiar.
Show threadQ.H. StoneMay 4, 2025
@arstechnica A scheme to get the government to give a big juicy contract to Musk’s “xAI”.