The federal government is now using artificial intelligence to slash 100,000 regulations by January, and the bureaucrats and special interests who thrive on red tape are in full panic mode.
At a Glance
- DOGE’s new AI tool aims to eliminate half of all federal regulations by January.
- Elon Musk’s engineers are leading the technological charge inside the government.
- Bureaucrats and advocacy groups are already sounding alarms and filing lawsuits.
- The White House insists this is just the beginning of restoring sanity and efficiency to Washington.
AI Unleashed: The Bureaucracy’s Worst Nightmare
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has just unleashed a technological wrecking ball on Washington’s regulatory state. Their “DOGE Deregulation Decision Tool”—built by engineers recruited under Elon Musk’s initiative—is now combing through America’s 200,000 federal rules, searching out those that are outdated, redundant, or just flat-out ridiculous. This tool is on track to wipe out 100,000 regulations by January, a pace and scale never before attempted in American history. According to internal documents, HUD alone has already reviewed hundreds to more than a thousand rules with the new system.
DOGE has built an AI tool to accelerate the rollback of federal regulations with the goal of cutting 50%, or 100,000 by January. https://t.co/iNoLrisn2t
— NEWSMAX (@NEWSMAX) July 27, 2025
For years, conservatives have called for slashing the regulatory thicket that suffocates American business and family life, but previous attempts—like the “two-out, one-in” rule—barely made a dent. This time, the gloves are off. DOGE and the White House are wielding executive orders and presidential memoranda issued in April as a legal sledgehammer, mandating agencies to identify and repeal “unlawful regulations.” The target: a government where the average American can actually understand what’s required of them without needing a team of lawyers and accountants, and where small business isn’t crushed before it even starts.
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Who’s Steering This Deregulatory Juggernaut?
DOGE is front and center, with Elon Musk’s tech wizards manning the controls. The White House, eager to deliver on campaign promises and cut government waste, is orchestrating the broader push. Harrison Fields, the administration’s spokesperson, is calling this a “never-before-attempted transformation” and touts DOGE’s experts as “the best and brightest in the business.” Federal agencies like HUD are seeing the first waves of change, though not everyone inside the government is thrilled. Some career bureaucrats are worried about losing their regulatory fiefdoms, while advocacy groups—especially environmental activists—are already lawyering up, demanding “transparency” and warning of dire consequences.
Despite the lawsuits and saber-rattling from the usual suspects, the power dynamic is lopsided: DOGE and the White House hold the keys, with Musk’s engineers driving the technological vision. Advocacy groups can shout and sue, but for now, the regulatory steamroller is moving forward. The administration has made clear that, while “all options are being explored,” no final list of doomed regulations has been approved. But with the tool already deployed and initial reviews underway, the message from the top is unmistakable: the days of endless, mindless federal red tape are numbered.
How the Left and the Bureaucrats Are Reacting
The reaction from the regulatory class and left-leaning advocacy groups has been as predictable as it is shrill. Environmental organizations have filed lawsuits demanding lists of rules targeted for repeal, warning of an “erosion” of critical safeguards—but let’s be honest, for years these groups have treated every new regulation as sacred, no matter how outdated or counterproductive. They’re less concerned with safety or fairness than with keeping their own influence intact. Legal scholars are scrambling to remind everyone about the Administrative Procedure Act and the need for public comment, while technology experts fret over “algorithmic bias” and the lack of human oversight.
On the other hand, business leaders and policy reformers are hailing the move as long overdue. They see the AI tool as the most promising effort yet to break the stranglehold of unelected bureaucrats and restore some measure of common sense to Washington. The regulatory blob that’s grown unchecked for decades is finally being confronted—not with more committees and task forces, but with a tool that can actually deliver results before the next election cycle.
