Musk Says DOGE Providing Tech Support to White House, Improving Outdated Technology

Elon Musk said on Wednesday that he is providing tech support to the White House, while criticizing outdated U.S. government systems and software that he said lack efficiency. Musk made the comments during a virtual appearance at the World Governments Summit in Dubai alongside the United Arab Emirates’s artificial intelligence (AI) minister, Omar Al Olama. The tech billionaire—who heads the advisory committee known as the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) under the Trump administration—was dressed in a “Tech Support” t-shirt for the occasion. When asked how he plans to make the government more efficient, Musk said one part of his role will be focused on improving outdated technology used by the executive branch....