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Recently, a piece of news about the Department of Government Efficiency ( DOGE ), headed by billionaire Elon Musk , using AI to process sensitive data from the U.S. Department of Education has caused a stir in the international public opinion field. This incident not only triggered public concerns about data security, but also made the application of AI in government management a hot topic again.

近日，一则关于亿万富翁埃隆・马斯克掌管的美国政府效率部（DOGE）利用 AI 处理美国教育部敏感数据的消息，在国际舆论场上掀起了争议。这一事件不仅引发了民众对数据安全的担忧，也让 AI 在政府管理中的应用再次成为焦点话题。

According to a media report on February 6, two people familiar with the matter revealed that DOGE is inputting sensitive data from the U.S. Department of Education into AI software in order to investigate the agency's projects and expenditures. The data covers personal identification information of grant managers and sensitive internal financial data, and its sensitivity is self-evident. With the help of Microsoft 's Azure cloud to access AI software, DOGE has conducted a meticulous inspection of every expenditure of the U.S. Department of Education, from contracts to grants to travel expenses, in an attempt to cut some of the expenses.

据媒体 2 月 6 日报道，两位知情人士透露，DOGE 正将美国教育部的敏感数据输入 AI 软件，目的是调查这一机构的项目和支出。这些数据涵盖管理拨款人员的个人身份信息及敏感的内部财务数据，其敏感性不言而喻。DOGE 借助微软的 Azure 云访问 AI 软件，对美国教育部的每一笔支出，从合同到拨款再到差旅费用，都进行了细致入微的检查，试图从中削减部分开支。
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In order to confirm the news, foreign media also obtained the meeting recordings of relevant departments. The content of the recordings clearly proves the fact that Musk's relevant team used AI to process government data, making the authenticity of the incident irrefutable. DOGE was established after Trump took office. It is a newly announced department aimed at reducing bureaucracy in the US federal government and reducing spending. As the person in charge, Musk even vowed to use this department to cut the budget by $2 trillion. Since its launch in January, the DOGE department has acted quickly, using AI to strictly investigate fiscal waste, stirring up a bloody storm in the US political arena.

为了证实这一消息，媒体还获取了相关部门的会议录音。录音内容清晰地佐证了马斯克相关团队用 AI 处理政府数据的事实，让事件的真实性无可辩驳。DOGE 成立于特朗普上任后，是新宣布的部门，旨在削减美国联邦政府中的官僚机构，降低开支。马斯克作为负责人，更是放言要用这个部门削减 2 万亿美元的预算。自 1 月启动以来，DOGE 部门行动迅速，用 AI 严查财政浪费，在美国政界搅起了一场腥风血雨。

In response to the exposure by media, Musk published and forwarded multiple tweets on the X platform today, indirectly responding to the relevant events. But interestingly, he did not directly respond to the use of AI tools. Musk believes that DOGE's behavior is to prevent funds from flowing to fraudulent entities. He feels that the current media reports have completely deviated from the focus and are even crying wolf. However, his response did not quell the outside world's doubts.

面对媒体的曝光，马斯克于今日在 X 平台上发布、转发多条推文，间接回应了相关事件。但令人玩味的是，他并未直接回应 AI 工具的使用问题。马斯克认为 DOGE 的行为是在阻止资金流向欺诈实体，他觉得目前媒体的报道完全将重点带偏了，甚至是在贼喊捉贼。然而，他的这一回应并没有平息外界的质疑声浪。
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So far, DOGE and Microsoft have declined to comment, and the White House has not yet made an official response. Musk has made relevant remarks in public many times in the past, expressing his admiration for AI technology. He believes that AI can quickly understand data and information that are difficult for humans to process, and can greatly improve work efficiency. But the reality is that due to the risks of this technology, many companies and US government departments have banned employees from using AI on materials involving security issues.

截至目前，DOGE、微软已拒绝置评，白宫方面也尚未做出正式回应。马斯克过去在公开场合多次发表相关言论，表达对 AI 技术的推崇，他认为 AI 能够快速理解人类难以处理的数据和信息，能极大地提升工作效率。但现实情况是，由于这项技术存在风险，许多企业和美国政府部门已经禁止员工在涉及安全问题的材料上使用 AI。

At the Department of Education, the DOGE team has a clear goal: to slash spending and ultimately shrink the department and its staff, furthering the Trump administration's push to abolish it altogether. Currently, about 100 people at the U.S. Department of Education have been placed on paid administrative leave. According to another person familiar with the DOGE process, the DOGE team plans to replicate this process in many departments and agencies, accessing back-end software in different parts of the government and then using AI technology to extract and filter information about employee and program spending .

在教育部，DOGE 团队的目标十分明确，即大幅削减支出，并最终缩减该部门及其员工规模，从而进一步推动特朗普政府将其完全废除。目前，美国教育部已有约 100 人被置于带薪行政休假状态。据另一位熟悉 DOGE 流程的人士透露，DOGE 团队计划在许多部门和机构复制这一过程，即访问政府不同部门的后端软件，然后使用 AI 技术来提取和筛选有关员工和项目支出的信息。

But entering sensitive data directly into a hosting platform like Microsoft Azure undoubtedly puts data security at risk. Once data is under the control of the system operator, the possibility of data leakage or theft in a cyber attack will greatly increase. In addition, artificial intelligence is not perfect. It may produce wrong " hallucination " information when summarizing data , which also buries hidden dangers for the accuracy and reliability of data.

但将敏感数据直接输入微软 Azure 这样的托管平台，无疑是将数据安全置于风险之中。一旦数据被置于系统运营商的控制之下，数据泄露或在网络攻击中被窃取的可能性就会大大增加。此外，人工智能也并非完美无缺，它在总结数据时可能产生错误的 “幻觉” 信息，这也为数据的准确性和可靠性埋下了隐患。

However, the U.S. Department of Education stated their position in a statement on February 6. They believe that DOGE's representatives in the Department of Education are federal employees with the necessary security clearance and background check authority. These personnel will help the Department of Education improve its cost-effectiveness, and "nothing inappropriate or improper will happen." But this statement did not completely eliminate the outside world's doubts. After all, data security is of great importance, and relying solely on security clearance and background checks cannot completely guarantee that data will not be leaked or abused.

不过，美国教育部在 2 月 6 日的一份声明中阐述了他们的立场。他们认为 DOGE 在教育部的代表是联邦雇员，拥有必要的安全许可和背景调查权限。这些人员将帮助教育部提升其成本效益，“没有任何不恰当或不正当的事情发生”。但这一声明并没有完全消除外界的疑虑，毕竟数据安全关乎重大，仅仅依靠安全许可和背景调查并不能完全保证数据不被泄露或滥用。
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In addition to the Department of Education, Musk's team also quickly took over the department responsible for controlling government payments, human resources and IT, the Technology Transformation Services (TTS) of the General Services Administration, which is headed by former Tesla employee Thomas Shedd. A recording obtained by foreign media shows that Thomas Shedd told employees at a meeting on February 3 that this department would become a "central place" for collecting government contracts so that they can use AI for analysis. The ultimate goal of the analysis is also to cut government spending and improve efficiency.

在教育部之外，马斯克的团队还迅速接管了负责控制政府支付、人力资源和 IT 的部门，即美国总务管理局技术转型服务部门（TTS），该部门的负责人是前特斯拉员工 Thomas Shedd。外媒获得的一份录音显示，Thomas Shedd 在 2 月 3 日举行的一次会议上告诉员工，这一部门会成为收集政府合同的 “中心场所”，以便他们可以用 AI 进行分析。分析的最终目的同样是为了削减政府开支，提升效率。

According to two people familiar with DOGE's work, the department has used tools including AI to identify dozens of contracts in the Ministry of Education as targets for reduction. One of the people said that DOGE intends to cancel all contracts that are not necessary for operations or required by law. This series of actions shows that Musk's DOGE team is advancing the reform of government departments with thunderous momentum, but it has also caused concerns among all parties about its expansion of power and data security.

据两位熟悉 DOGE 组织工作的人士透露，目前该部门已经利用包括 AI 在内的工具，在教育部确定了几十份合同，作为削减的目标。其中一位人士称，DOGE 打算取消所有非运营所必须的或法律要求的合同。这一系列动作表明，马斯克的 DOGE 团队正迅速推进政府部门的改革，但也引发了各方对其权力扩张和数据安全的担忧。

This incident has also triggered extensive discussions from all walks of life. Some experts believe that the application of AI technology in government management can indeed improve efficiency and reduce costs, but the premise is to establish a sound data security mechanism to ensure that citizens' privacy and data security are not violated. There are also views that Musk, as a business tycoon, is in charge of the government efficiency department and uses AI technology on a large scale, which may bring risks of conflicts of interest and abuse of power.

此次事件也引发了社会各界的广泛讨论。有专家认为，AI 技术在政府管理中的应用确实能提高效率、降低成本，但前提是要建立完善的数据安全保障机制，确保公民的隐私和数据安全不受侵犯。也有观点指出，马斯克作为商业巨头，掌管政府效率部并大规模使用 AI 技术，可能会带来利益冲突和权力滥用的风险。

Judging from the current situation, although Musk's AI governance initiative is under the banner of improving government efficiency and cutting spending, it has caused a lot of controversy during its implementation. Issues such as data security, checks and balances , and the reasonable application of AI technology have become the focus of social attention. In the future, whether DOGE's actions will lead to more lawsuits or policy adjustments, how Musk will respond to these doubts and challenges, and where the US government will go in the application of AI technology are all worthy of our continued attention.

从目前的情况来看，马斯克 AI 治国的举措虽然打着提高政府效率、削减开支的旗号，但在实施过程中却引发了诸多争议。数据安全、权力制衡、AI 技术的合理应用等问题，都成为了社会关注的焦点。未来，DOGE 的行动是否会引发更多的法律诉讼或政策调整，马斯克又将如何应对这些质疑和挑战，美国政府在 AI 技术应用方面又会走向何方，这些都值得我们持续关注。

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