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Judge reveals DOGE used ChatGPT to slash $100M grants

Why this story

Court vs. executive clash with novel ChatGPT angle in government decision-making.

LEFT FEED REALITY

Federal judge found DOGE's $100M grant cuts were 'blatant discrimination' against 1,400 scholars and writers.

RIGHT FEED REALITY

DOGE's efficiency mandate justified cutting taxpayer-funded grants that often subsidize ideological academic projects.

GLOBAL POV

US institutional conflict exposes how partisan politics now reaches traditionally neutral humanities funding decisions.

Hidden Truth
Hidden truth: DOGE used ChatGPT to automatically eliminate grants without human review — a first in federal funding decisions.
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Should federal agencies be allowed to use AI to automatically screen grant applications?