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Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Elon Musk, who oversees the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), wears a “Tech Support” t-shirt as he speaks during the first cabinet meeting of Trump’s second term, on Feb. 26, 2025. (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

Democracy Forward requests records on DOGE’s reported AI use 

A legal organization that’s challenged the Trump administration filed several FOIA requests probing use of AI in personnel decisions.
Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., speaks to supporters at the Nevada Democratic Party’s election results watch party at Aria Resort & Casino early on Nov. 6, 2024 in Las Vegas. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Senate bill targets DeepSeek ban from government devices

The bipartisan legislation follows a House bill to block the Chinese AI platform introduced earlier this month.
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David Sacks, the White House’s AI and crypto czar, speaks with President Donald Trump as he signs executive orders in the Oval Office at the White House on Jan. 23, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Chief AI officers must be preserved in the Trump administration

The new administration would be wise to keep CAIOs in federal agencies as it embarks on its AI strategy.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the department's chief data and artificial intelligence Officer, Matthew Graviss, are pictured from behind, acknowledging applause after a fireside chat on AI. The officials are looking at each other, appearing to both be mid-clap. The audience is in the background.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (right) and the department’s chief data and artificial intelligence Officer, Matthew Graviss (left), spoke to department employees about artificial intelligence capabilities in June. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images)

State Department’s top data and AI official departs

Matthew Graviss led the agency’s implementation of artificial intelligence, including its internal AI chatbot.
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