Inexperienced Student Tapped by DOGE to Use AI for Federal Deregulation

Apr 30, 2025
WIRED
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Summary

In a controversial move, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (DOGE) has enlisted an inexperienced college student, Christopher Sweet, to lead an AI-driven effort to review and deregulate federal housing rules, raising concerns about the potential impact on housing policies.

Key Points

  • A college student named Christopher Sweet with no government experience has been tasked by DOGE to use AI to rewrite regulations at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
  • Sweet is leading an effort to leverage AI to review HUD's regulations, compare them to laws, and identify areas where rules can be relaxed or removed.
  • The AI model being used is expected to be refined through this work and then used across the entire federal government to propose deregulation.

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