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$100 billion and the high speed railroad hasn't even turned a wheel.
That's Gavin Newsom.
SACRAMENTO, California — Gov. Gavin Newsom announced new steps in his
plans to use artificial intelligence to boost “government efficiency,” delivering a rebuke of Elon Musk’s dramatic cost-slashing methods as the
tech mogul takes a step back from Washington, and California challenges
federal cuts in court.
“I could have easily come in here with sunglasses and chainsaws — you know where I’m going — and gotten your attention,” Newsom said Tuesday during a press conference in Los Angeles while announcing three new agreements with contractors to use generative AI for mitigating highway congestion,
boosting traffic safety and supporting customer services.
“We’re DOGE but better.”
Newsom’s jabs at the tech mogul he used to revere but now views with
increasing suspicion come as Musk watches his once-commanding influence
over Washington begin to wane, saying last week he plans to step back from government work to further focus on Tesla, and as reports indicate
government spending is actually increasing amid the DOGE cuts.
It also comes as the governor and other California Democrats start to ramp
up their resistance against Donald Trump amid growing public outcry over
the administration’s policies as the president crosses the 100-day mark of
his second term. California on Tuesday officially filed a lawsuit with
other states over DOGE’s effort to dismantle the federal volunteer service AmeriCorps, following a separate lawsuit earlier this month over tariffs.
The governor’s announcement follows his 2023 executive order on artificial intelligence and plans to use the technology to streamline California’s bureaucracy. He first outlined plans to deploy AI in highway congestion, traffic safety and tax solutions last year.
The three new agreements will build on business consultancy Accenture’s
work with Microsoft’s Azure OpenAI to curb highway congestion and
consulting firm Deloitte’s work with Google Gemini to improve traffic
safety, while California’s Department of Tax and Fee Administration plans
to work with Anthropic AI model Claude to streamline customer service.
Newsom also touted the state’s new “Engaged California” project, a website created in February aimed at promoting civic engagement in the wake of the destructive Los Angeles wildfires earlier this year.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/29/newsom-california-doge-musk-
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