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Lawsuit says DOGE used ChatGPT to tag Jewish-themed humanities grants as ‘DEI’ before canceling them

JL;DR SUMMARY A class-action lawsuit accuses the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) of employing ChatGPT to misclassify Jewish-themed humanities grants as Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) during a federal spending reduction led by Elon Musk. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish CultureElon MuskLawsuitTikvah FundChatgptHolocaust StudiesDeiFederal Spending CutsNehJewish Grants

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Seattle, Washington, United States
"Sasha Senderovich, a University of Washington professor who co-translated the volume with University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign professor Harriet Murav, told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency."
Urbana Champaign, Illinois, United States
"Sasha Senderovich, a University of Washington professor who co-translated the volume with University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign professor Harriet Murav, told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency."
Moscow, Russian Federation
"The book In the Shadow of the Holocaust showcases Jewish literature written in the Soviet Union; at right, Jewish women buy flour before Passover in Moscow in 1965."

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