The Trump administration is increasingly implementing AI within federal agencies, notably at the General Services Administration (GSA), where employees face job cuts as their roles are automated. The administration is testing a chatbot aimed at enhancing productivity and reducing costs, which could translate to substantial downsizing. Critics argue that this transition toward AI-driven processes lacks foresight, pointing out uncertainties about government efficiency and the human cost of such drastic changes to the workforce. As this automation trend continues, the implications for employees and agency effectiveness become increasingly dire.
This is a haphazard leap into a future that tech giants have been pushing us toward for years. Work is being automated, people are losing their jobs, and it's not at all clear that any of this will make the government more efficient, as Elon Musk and DOGE have promised.
A new phase of the president and the Department of Government Efficiency's attempts to downsize and remake the civil service is under way. The idea is simple: use generative AI to automate work that was previously done by people.
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