- Newly released video testimony reveals that Elon Musk's 'Department of Government Efficiency' (DOGE) staff used ChatGPT and uninformed judgments to cut over 1,400 grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
- Two DOGE operators, Justin Fox and Nathan Cavanaugh, with no prior government or grant administration experience, were responsible for eliminating tens of millions of dollars in public funding.
- Fox admitted to using ChatGPT with a prompt to identify grants related to 'DEI' (diversity, equity, and inclusion), and also flagged projects based on keywords like 'LGBTQ+' and 'BIPOC', deeming some 'crazy' or 'most incriminating'.
- The operators justified their actions by claiming to reduce government spending and the federal deficit, despite federal spending actually increasing under DOGE's oversight.
- The depositions, part of a lawsuit, highlight 'haphazard and unlawful actions' by 'unqualified agents' who undermined public programming and research, with the only untouched grants being those aligned with Donald Trump's priorities.
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