AI in Government

An opinion essay critiques the Trump administration’s DOGE for replacing the U.S. Digital Service and using AI—especially an 'AI Deregulation Decision Tool'—to pursue ideological deregulation while bypassing transparency, oversight, and accountability, thereby polarizing the AI discourse. It argues that AI’s impacts depend on the values and governance frameworks applied, calling for ethical principles, independent inspectors, legal safeguards, and leadership devoted to public-interest uses such as translation services, disability benefits processing, and immigration case management.