DOGE Put a College Student in Charge of Using AI to Rewrite Regulations
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Summary
Christopher Sweet has been placed in charge of the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) artificial intelligence team, despite being a student and having no prior experience in government.
Sweet’s role is to identify areas where rules and regulations can be relaxed or removed using AI.
He has been given access to the Public and Indian Housing Information Centre as part of his role.
His appointment comes amid claims of a purge at HUD by DOGE, withRepresentative Maxine Waters, the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, saying the group had “stolen funding”, illegally terminated staff, and accessed confidential data”.
Sweet did not respond to requests for comment, and a HUD spokesperson declined to comment on personnel issues.
