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SCOOP: DOGE has been clear about its plans to fire tens of thousands of employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs. Now WIRED has new info on the specific DOGE operatives at the VA, and the ways they’re trying to infiltrate and change the agency.

wired.comInside DOGE's AI Push at the Department of Veterans AffairsA DOGE operative at the Department of Veterans Affairs appears to be trying to use an AI tool to write code for the agency's systems, among other proposals.

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35% of veterans did not vote for Trump and they're about to lose their healthcare, in some cases the only healthcare they may have access to and in some very tragic cases the only friendly contact they have with people in their lives.

The other 65% did vote and support the Republicans, so bad for those 35%, but not really for the rest. Everybody knew what was coming, it was clear and loud, but thinking that wouldn't hit them was naive and stupid, it's simple math. But, nobody paid attention.

Their privilege and cluelessness is showing. When it comes to vets using digital forms, I can imagine one of them saying "well why don't they have their kids help them???" like when Vance suggested that grandparents should babysit to offset the cost of daycare.

Deferred Resignation 2 came out tonight at 6 with the same huge list of exemptions for health care providers stating that those who aren't exempt will be RIFed in the reorganizing with 15% of total VA staff being cut from the small amount of positions not exempt. Happy Market Crash Friday !

According to sources within the agency, the DOGE delegation includes Sahil Lavingia, Cary Volpert and Christopher Roussos. These operatives appear to have no work experience that’s remotely close to the VA in terms of its scale or complexity. www.wired.com/story/doge-d...

Expect our governmental computers to be loaded with all sorts of right-wing malware. All of these agencies probably need upgrades, but there are proper way & channels to get it done.

Lavingia, who is the CEO of a company called Gumroad, wrote that the company had achieved financial stability using AI: “replacing every manual process with an automated one, by pushing all marginal costs to the customer, and having almost no employees.” www.wired.com/story/doge-d...

Sources say Lavingia appears to be trying to introduce an AI tool to write code for the agency—a move that alarms some current VA employees. “I think they are considering how to fill the gaps [of canceled contracts] with AI,” says a VA employee. Full scoop: www.wired.com/story/doge-d...

wired.comInside DOGE's AI Push at the Department of Veterans AffairsA DOGE operative at the Department of Veterans Affairs appears to be trying to use an AI tool to write code for the agency's systems, among other proposals.

In response to WIRED’s questions, Lavingia responded by email saying, “Sorry, I'm not going to answer these, besides to say I'm unpaid. And a fan of your work!” If ya'll are also fans of us, here's how you can support our journalism: wrd.cm/superfan-blu...

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As someone who works in customer service- callers HATE ROBOTS! Even with AI. It's more and more frequent that I am asked if I'm a real human, because they are afraid that we aren't.