Elon Musk Ally Tells Staff 'AI-First’ Is the Future of Key Government Agency
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Summary
GSA workers have been left in a state of confusion after a director who was previously a software engineer at Tesla told them that the agency is pursuing an AI-first strategy.
In a Monday meeting, the director, Thomas Shedd, told staff that the goal was for the GSA to operate like a startup software company, automating different internal tasks and centralising data.
The information shared that day, along with the subsequent lack of clarity on key points, has only served to increase the uncertainty among staff.
Core questions remain unanswered, including how staff should be dealing with the unidentified young engineers who are present in many of their meetings.
There are also considerable questions about the future size of the workforce, with suggestions of impending cuts coupled with indications of likely increases to working hours.