The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) utilized artificial intelligence to inform policy decisions through its Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) team. However, the agency has withheld numerous documents related to this AI use in response to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, citing reasons such as a nonexistent "AI privilege" and presidential communications privilege. Experts express concern over the lack of transparency, highlighting potential issues like AI hallucination and bias, and emphasize the importance of disclosing AI's role in policy-making to build public trust. AI
IMPACT Lack of transparency in government AI use raises concerns about bias and accuracy, potentially impacting public trust and regulatory oversight.
RANK_REASON The cluster reports on the use of AI tools by a government agency for policy decisions and the subsequent withholding of information, which falls under the category of AI-adjacent tools and processes rather than a core AI release or research.
- artificial intelligence
- Christopher Sweet
- Democracy Forward
- DOGE
- Electronic Frontier Foundation
- Harvard Kennedy School
- Mark Fagan
- Office of Management and Budget
- Scott Langmack
- Tori Noble
- University of Chicago
- White House
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