DOGE used AI in housing policy work, but the government has withheld documents explaining how. The records were withheld in response to a public request, in part by citing a privilege that WIRED says does not exist.
The story points to a growing governance problem: public agencies are adopting AI while disclosure and accountability lag behind. When automated tools influence policy, the public needs to know what systems were used, what data shaped them, and who reviewed the outputs.