DOGE Employs AI Tool to Ascertain Federal Regulations for Elimination


Even though Tesla and X CEO Elon Musk has pulled back from public view, DOGE — referred to as the “Department of Government Efficiency” — keeps pushing its contentious technological agenda within the federal government.

As reported by The Washington Post, DOGE is now employing an AI tool to help federal agencies identify and eliminate regulations on a large scale. Internal PowerPoint presentations acquired by the Post illustrate the “DOGE AI Deregulation Decision Tool,” which asserts that it has identified 100,000 out of 200,000 federal regulations for removal.

DOGE is working to establish a “delete list,” aiming to halve all federal regulations by September 1. The tool focuses on rules that are no longer legally necessary and is reportedly being deployed across various agencies — including the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), where it has purportedly generated “100% of deregulations,” and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), where it has examined more than 1,000 regulatory sections.

Nonetheless, accuracy remains a significant issue. Numerous HUD employees informed the Post that the AI frequently misreads legal terminology and incorrectly identifies rules, raising concerns about the tool’s dependability in policy-making.

The Deregulation Decision Tool is among several AI-driven initiatives DOGE has launched during the Trump administration. Other projects consist of an AI-focused revamp of the U.S. General Services Administration, automated surveillance of EPA communications for DEI or anti-Trump/Musk material, and utilizing AI to develop code for the Department of Veterans Affairs — a project reportedly filled with bugs and inaccuracies.