{"id":100548,"date":"2025-09-29T13:39:37","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T13:39:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=100548"},"modified":"2025-09-29T13:39:37","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T13:39:37","slug":"the-grim-and-chaotic-story-of-doge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=100548","title":{"rendered":"The Grim and Chaotic Story of DOGE"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Happy Friday, Team. A bombshell report based on 200+ interviews with U.S. federal workers just dropped, and the truth about DOGE is grim, chaotic, and disturbing.<\/p>\n

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Are you using Agent Mode in\u00a0ChatGPT?AI Tools\u200a\u2014\u200aVibe\u00a0CodingAI Vibe App of the\u00a0WeekAI GuidesThe Grim and Chaotic Story of\u00a0DOGE<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udcf0 AI News and\u00a0Trends<\/h3>\n

Perplexity has introduced the Perplexity Search API<\/a>, providing access to the same global-scale infrastructure that powers Perplexity\u2019s public answer\u00a0engineChatGPT Pulse<\/a> is a new feature for Pro users on mobile that proactively delivers personalized research and updates via visual cards based on user chats, preferences, and connected apps.Musk\u2019s xAI sues<\/a> OpenAI, alleging theft of trade\u00a0secretsSpotify to label AI music<\/a>, filter spam, and more in AI policy change. Still, Hallwood Media signed a $3 million contract with an upcoming R&B artist named Xania Monet, who is mostly AI-generated;<\/a> this is just the beginning.<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udf10 Other Tech\u00a0news<\/h3>\n

The long wait over TikTok\u2019s fate in the US is nearly done. An executive order approving a consortium of buyers to take over an American version was signed, valuing that version at a shockingly low $14\u00a0billion<\/a>Amazon is paying $2.5 billion to the FTC to settle a lawsuit alleging the company tricked people into signing up for\u00a0Prime.Threads has officially passed X in daily active users\u200a\u2014\u200a130.2\u00a0million<\/a>Meta is rolling out its Teen Accounts feature<\/a> on Facebook and WhatsApp to users globally, following a successful test in a handful of countries.<\/p>\n

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\u2705 What You Can Do in Agent\u00a0Mode<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Create agents with specific roles\u00a0like:Researcher \u2192 Gathers info from the web or\u00a0filesWriter \u2192 Summarizes or generates contentAnalyst \u2192 Reviews data, runs calculationsBuilder \u2192 Generates code, APIs, or workflowsThey can talk to each other and pass results down a\u00a0chain.<\/p>\n

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Automatically search the web for current data (if browsing is enabled).Use tools like file_search to extract insights from your uploaded files or synced cloud\u00a0drives.<\/p>\n

Use Memory +\u00a0Context<\/strong><\/p>\n

Agents remember their own role and\u00a0goals.They can share context and build on each other\u2019s outputs in a chain of reasoning.<\/p>\n

Automate Complex Workflows<\/strong><\/p>\n

Examples:<\/p>\n

Investor Briefing Agent: Scrapes Crunchbase, analyzes top startups, and creates a one-pager.Newsletter Builder: Gathers AI news, filters for relevance, and outputs summaries.Startup Validator: Reviews your idea, does market research, checks domain availability, and suggests a GTM\u00a0plan.<\/p>\n

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AI Vibe App of the\u00a0Week<\/h3>\n

I was in San Diego earlier this week and joined a Vibe Coding event where everyone had to create a web app within a couple of hours with the guidance of experts. I have done this before, but nothing like getting help from individuals with more experience, and hearing what others are building and how they are using the technology.<\/p>\n

I created a simple vibe app that allows users to upload an image, short video, or activate the camera to get an image. Once you upload an image, the application analyzes it and gives you the vibe of the image as one of happiness, worry, sadness, or the emotional vibe that it captures. Simple, but my goal was to find out if I could implement computer vision in an app that was vibe-coded.<\/p>\n

Concept:<\/strong> Use computer vision + audio + NLP to analyze group \u201cvibe\u201d in real time (mood, energy level, engagement).<\/p>\n

Stack: OpenCV, Whisper, GPT-4o, sentiment APIsLink: https:\/\/moodspark-analyzer.lovable.app\/<\/a>Tool used: Lovable and Supabase.<\/p>\n

Share Yaro on AI and Tech Trends | Your Top AI Newsletter<\/a><\/p>\n

\ud83e\uddf0 AI Tools of The\u00a0Day<\/h3>\n

Vibe Coding<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Grim and Chaotic Story of\u00a0DOGE<\/h3>\n

This is the result of interviews with 200+ federal workers<\/a> across dozens of agencies, leading to documenting the upheaval caused by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a Trump\u2011era project fronted by Elon\u00a0Musk.<\/p>\n

Massive Workforce Cuts: The U.S. government is on track to end 2025 with 300,000 fewer employees (\u22481 in 8 federal workers) due to DOGE \u201cvoluntary\u201d exit incentives and abrupt layoffs, including the infamous \u201cValentine\u2019s Day Massacre.\u201dSilicon Valley Ethos in D.C.: DOGE was meant to \u201cmodernize\u201d government tech, but instead imported Twitter\u2011style chaos\u200a\u2014\u200aemails demanding loyalty or resignation, \u201cwhat did you do last week\u201d reports, and young, underqualified operatives running critical\u00a0systems.Hostile Work Conditions: Agencies faced spending freezes so severe that FEMA staff had to bring their own toilet paper for five months. Armed, unidentified \u201cHomeland Security\u201d officers patrolled offices to \u201cdesensitize\u201d workers to their presence.Immigration & Surveillance: DOGE built a master database tracking immigrants while granting exceptions to white South Africans, raising discrimination concerns. Sensitive beneficiary data was accessed without traditional safeguards.Agency Takeovers: DOGE operatives gained control of social media accounts, fired boards (like at the U.S. Institute of Peace), shut down grants for libraries and museums, and recalled AmeriCorps volunteers mid\u2011fieldwork.Employee Trauma: Workers described the experience as a \u201c5\u2011alarm fire\u201d and \u201cconstitutional crisis.\u201d Many sought therapy or medication for the first time in their\u00a0careers.<\/p>\n

Although Musk left DOGE by June 2025, his prot\u00e9g\u00e9s remain embedded across the federal government. The result is a weakened, demoralized civil service and the lingering risk of private takeovers of public functions.<\/p>\n

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\ud83e\udde8The Grim and Chaotic Story of DOGE<\/a> was originally published in Coinmonks<\/a> on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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