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，一則關(guān)于億萬富翁埃隆?馬斯克掌管的美國政府效率部（DOGE）利用 AI 處理美國教育部敏感數(shù)據(jù)的消息，在國際輿論場上掀起了爭議。這一事件不僅引發(fā)了民眾對數(shù)據(jù)安全的擔(dān)憂，也讓 AI 在政府管理中的應(yīng)用再次成為焦點(diǎn)話題。

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.

據(jù)媒體 2 月 6 日報(bào)道，兩位知情人士透露，DOGE 正將美國教育部的敏感數(shù)據(jù)輸入 AI 軟件，目的是調(diào)查這一機(jī)構(gòu)的項(xiàng)目和支出。這些數(shù)據(jù)涵蓋管理撥款人員的個(gè)人身份信息及敏感的內(nèi)部財(cái)務(wù)數(shù)據(jù)，其敏感性不言而喻。DOGE 借助微軟的 Azure 云訪問 AI 軟件，對美國教育部的每一筆支出，從合同到撥款再到差旅費(fèi)用，都進(jìn)行了細(xì)致入微的檢查，試圖從中削減部分開支。

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.

為了證實(shí)這一消息，媒體還獲取了相關(guān)部門的會(huì)議錄音。錄音內(nèi)容清晰地佐證了馬斯克相關(guān)團(tuán)隊(duì)用 AI 處理政府?dāng)?shù)據(jù)的事實(shí)，讓事件的真實(shí)性無可辯駁。DOGE 成立于特朗普上任后，是新宣布的部門，旨在削減美國聯(lián)邦政府中的官僚機(jī)構(gòu)，降低開支。馬斯克作為負(fù)責(zé)人，更是放言要用這個(gè)部門削減 2 萬億美元的預(yù)算。自 1 月啟動(dòng)以來，DOGE 部門行動(dòng)迅速，用 AI 嚴(yán)查財(cái)政浪費(fèi)，在美國政界攪起了一場腥風(fēng)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.

面對媒體的曝光，馬斯克于今日在 X 平臺(tái)上發(fā)布、轉(zhuǎn)發(fā)多條推文，間接回應(yīng)了相關(guān)事件。但令人玩味的是，他并未直接回應(yīng) AI 工具的使用問題。馬斯克認(rèn)為 DOGE 的行為是在阻止資金流向欺詐實(shí)體，他覺得目前媒體的報(bào)道完全將重點(diǎn)帶偏了，甚至是在賊喊捉賊。然而，他的這一回應(yīng)并沒有平息外界的質(zhì)疑聲浪。

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、微軟已拒絕置評(píng)，白宮方面也尚未做出正式回應(yīng)。馬斯克過去在公開場合多次發(fā)表相關(guān)言論，表達(dá)對 AI 技術(shù)的推崇，他認(rèn)為 AI 能夠快速理解人類難以處理的數(shù)據(jù)和信息，能極大地提升工作效率。但現(xiàn)實(shí)情況是，由于這項(xiàng)技術(shù)存在風(fēng)險(xiǎn)，許多企業(yè)和美國政府部門已經(jīng)禁止員工在涉及安全問題的材料上使用 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 團(tuán)隊(duì)的目標(biāo)十分明確，即大幅削減支出，并最終縮減該部門及其員工規(guī)模，從而進(jìn)一步推動(dòng)特朗普政府將其完全廢除。目前，美國教育部已有約 100 人被置于帶薪行政休假狀態(tài)。據(jù)另一位熟悉 DOGE 流程的人士透露，DOGE 團(tuán)隊(duì)計(jì)劃在許多部門和機(jī)構(gòu)復(fù)制這一過程，即訪問政府不同部門的后端軟件，然后使用 AI 技術(shù)來提取和篩選有關(guān)員工和項(xiàng)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.

但將敏感數(shù)據(jù)直接輸入微軟 Azure 這樣的托管平臺(tái)，無疑是將數(shù)據(jù)安全置于風(fēng)險(xiǎn)之中。一旦數(shù)據(jù)被置于系統(tǒng)運(yùn)營商的控制之下，數(shù)據(jù)泄露或在網(wǎng)絡(luò)攻擊中被竊取的可能性就會(huì)大大增加。此外，人工智能也并非完美無缺，它在總結(jié)數(shù)據(jù)時(shí)可能產(chǎn)生錯(cuò)誤的 “幻覺” 信息，這也為數(shù)據(jù)的準(zhǔn)確性和可靠性埋下了隱患。

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.

不過，美國教育部在 2 月 6 日的一份聲明中闡述了他們的立場。他們認(rèn)為 DOGE 在教育部的代表是聯(lián)邦雇員，擁有必要的安全許可和背景調(diào)查權(quán)限。這些人員將幫助教育部提升其成本效益，“沒有任何不恰當(dāng)或不正當(dāng)?shù)氖虑榘l(fā)生”。但這一聲明并沒有完全消除外界的疑慮，畢竟數(shù)據(jù)安全關(guān)乎重大，僅僅依靠安全許可和背景調(diào)查并不能完全保證數(shù)據(jù)不被泄露或?yàn)E用。

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，馬斯克的團(tuán)隊(duì)還迅速接管了負(fù)責(zé)控制政府支付、人力資源和 IT 的部門，即美國總務(wù)管理局技術(shù)轉(zhuǎn)型服務(wù)部門（TTS），該部門的負(fù)責(zé)人是前特斯拉員工 Thomas Shedd。外媒獲得的一份錄音顯示，Thomas Shedd 在 2 月 3 日舉行的一次會(huì)議上告訴員工，這一部門會(huì)成為收集政府合同的 “中心場所”，以便他們可以用 AI 進(jìn)行分析。分析的最終目的同樣是為了削減政府開支，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.

據(jù)兩位熟悉 DOGE 組織工作的人士透露，目前該部門已經(jīng)利用包括 AI 在內(nèi)的工具，在教育部確定了幾十份合同，作為削減的目標(biāo)。其中一位人士稱，DOGE 打算取消所有非運(yùn)營所必須的或法律要求的合同。這一系列動(dòng)作表明，馬斯克的 DOGE 團(tuán)隊(duì)正迅速推進(jìn)政府部門的改革，但也引發(fā)了各方對其權(quán)力擴(kuò)張和數(shù)據(jù)安全的擔(dān)憂。

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.

此次事件也引發(fā)了社會(huì)各界的廣泛討論。有專家認(rèn)為，AI 技術(shù)在政府管理中的應(yīng)用確實(shí)能提高效率、降低成本，但前提是要建立完善的數(shù)據(jù)安全保障機(jī)制，確保公民的隱私和數(shù)據(jù)安全不受侵犯。也有觀點(diǎn)指出，馬斯克作為商業(yè)巨頭，掌管政府效率部并大規(guī)模使用 AI 技術(shù)，可能會(huì)帶來利益沖突和權(quán)力濫用的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)。

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.

從目前的情況來看，馬斯克 AI 治國的舉措雖然打著提高政府效率、削減開支的旗號(hào)，但在實(shí)施過程中卻引發(fā)了諸多爭議。數(shù)據(jù)安全、權(quán)力制衡、AI 技術(shù)的合理應(yīng)用等問題，都成為了社會(huì)關(guān)注的焦點(diǎn)。未來，DOGE 的行動(dòng)是否會(huì)引發(fā)更多的法律訴訟或政策調(diào)整，馬斯克又將如何應(yīng)對這些質(zhì)疑和挑戰(zhàn)，美國政府在 AI 技術(shù)應(yīng)用方面又會(huì)走向何方，這些都值得我們持續(xù)關(guān)注。