Elon Musk launches his own chatbot for government employees

According to Wired, employees of the US General Services Administration (GSA), which manages government real estate and certain IT initiatives, have received a specialised chatbot from DOGE based on Elon Musk's technology.

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The chatbot, called GSAi, is designed to automate routine tasks such as writing emails, creating abstracts, summarising texts and writing code.

According to Wired, the chatbot has three models to choose from: Claude Haiku 3.5 (the default), Claude Sonnet 3.5 v2, and Meta Llama 3.2. The main purpose of its use is to analyse contract and procurement data. This is part of the government's broader efforts to introduce artificial intelligence to improve public sector efficiency.

Currently, the chatbot is available to about 1,500 GSA employees, with plans to expand access over time. The system was tested among a small group of employees before being launched to a wider audience. Internal memoranda also stated that employees should not enter sensitive information, such as federal non-public data or personal information.

This innovation comes at a time of significant cutbacks in the federal government, particularly at the GSA, where more than 1,000 employees, including about 90 people from the technical department, have been laid off.

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Source: Wired, Engadget