DOGE used ChatGPT in a way that was both dumb and illegal, judge rules
2026-05-08 · The Verge
DOGE literally used ChatGPT to decide which government grants to axe, and a federal judge just ruled the whole process unconstitutional. Imagine losing $100 million in funding because a chatbot thought your grant sounded too 'DEI.' Nothing says 'government efficiency' like outsourcing constitutional decisions to an AI that can't even do basic math.