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Demystifying the Department of Government Efficiency
This week we break down the new government committee being led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy.
Lauren Goode: That's the thing that's unclear to me, is whether or not they're bringing in these guys because they want them to actually advise on how technology is used as part of government services, or because they're going to be hugely influential over the types of regulations that are rolled back or introduced. I can't imagine David Sacks rolling up his sleeves and being like, "Let me program generative AI bot to make sure that you can file your taxes better. Zoë Schiffer: I think that's my fear, which is, a lot of this sounds good in theory, but then when they start to talk about specifics, it seems like, "Hey, I don't know if they're going after agencies that are wasting taxpayer money.
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