Using AI to Reform Government is Much Harder Than it Looks | TechPolicy.Press
This piece is part of “Ideologies of Control: A Series on Tech Power and Democratic Crisis,” in collaboration with Data & Society. Read more about the series here. Elon Musk participates in a farewell press conference alongside US President Donald Trump on Friday, May 30, 2025, in the Oval Office. (Official White House photo by Molly Riley) Last week, Elon Musk announced his official departure from the Trump administration and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). In a Friday afternoon press conference with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office, Musk indicated that he would continue to advise the President, and that DOGE would continue its work. “The DOGE influence will only grow stronger,” he said. “It is permeating throughout the government.” But despite the list of supposed accomplishments that Trump read from behind the Resolute Desk, for Musk, his tenure in government fell far short of expectations. He originally boasted that, aided by AI, it would be possible to cut
Using AI to Reform Government is Much Harder Than it Looks | TechPolicy.Press Perspective Using AI to Reform Government is Much Harder Than it Looks Ben Green / Jun 3, 2025 This piece is part of “Ideologies of Control: A Series on Tech Power and Democratic Crisis,” in collaboration with Data & Society . Read more about the series here . Elon Musk participates in a farewell press conference alongside US President Donald Trump on Friday, May 30, 2025, in the Oval Office. (Official White House photo by Molly Riley) Republish Share Last week, Elon Musk announced his official departure from the Tru
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