DOGE builds AI tool to cut 50 percent of federal regulations

[Zorro]

The U.S. DOGE Service is using a new artificial intelligence tool to slash federal regulations, with the goal of eliminating half of Washington’s regulatory mandates by the first anniversary of President Donald Trump’s inauguration, according to documents obtained by The Washington Post and four government officials familiar with the plans.

The tool, called the “DOGE AI Deregulation Decision Tool,” is supposed to analyze roughly 200,000 federal regulations to determine which can be eliminated because they are no longer required by law, according to a PowerPoint presentation obtained by The Post that is dated July 1 and outlines DOGE’s plans. Roughly 100,000 of those rules would be deemed worthy of trimming, the PowerPoint estimates — mostly through the automated tool with some staff feedback. The PowerPoint also suggests the AI tool will save the United States trillions of dollars by reducing compliance requirements, slashing the federal budget and unlocking unspecified “external investment.”

The tool has already been used to eliminated more than 1,000 “regulatory sections” at the Department of Housing and Urban Development in under two weeks, according to the PowerPoint, and to write “100% of deregulations” at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Three HUD employees — as well as documents obtained by The Post — confirmed that an AI tool was recently used to review hundreds, if not more than 1,000, lines of regulations at that agency and suggest edits or deletions.

The tool was developed by engineers brought into government as part of Elon Musk’s DOGE project, according to two federal officials directly familiar with DOGE’s work, who, like others interviewed for this story, spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe internal deliberations they were not authorized to discuss publicly.

https://wapo.st/451U8wD

[mahatmakanejeeves]

1. As long as they're at it, can they take a look at the Alien Enemies Act and the Comstock Act? NT

[eppur_se_muova]

2. This may be the biggest "what could possibly go wrong" of all time. nt

[travelingthrulife]

3. After all the mistakes DOGE has made, it is amazing they re still allowing them to

destroy with glee. Their algorithms suck. Even one of the DOGE boys said he would never use them for real life decisions/situations.

[RoeVWade]

4. I'm not even trusting setting clean-up tools on my computer files without checking and double checking what it's doing.

Musk....meh.

[randr]

5. They have cut the 10 Commandments even further

[LastDemocratInSC]

6. One person's burdensome regulation is another person's protection

against past actions that have been financially hurtful, unjust or damaging in other ways.

It's a good idea to never tear down a fence or fill in a drainage ditch without considering why they were created in the first place.

[dalton99a]

7. Kick