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Viral DOGE Deposition Videos Lead to Legal Fallout Over AI-Driven Grant Cancellations

Recent deposition videos featuring staff members of the DOGE agency have gone viral, prompting a judge to order their removal from online platforms due to mockery and backlash. The videos reveal staffers using ChatGPT to eliminate funding for DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) grants, including significant programs supporting Jewish and LGBTQ+ initiatives. Ex-employees testify that the inexperienced team, led by figures close to Elon Musk, relied on AI to flag and cancel multiple federal grants without a clear understanding of the criteria they were enforcing. These actions have sparked a lawsuit from humanities groups, alleging that the reliance on AI has led to detrimental impacts on community and educational funding. As employees express no regrets about the financial losses faced by grant recipients, their convoluted attempts to define DEI in depositions raise further concerns about the qualifications of those making critical funding decisions.
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