- HUD's DOGE team used AI to inform policy decisions, including identifying regulations for potential cancellation.
- HUD denied FOIA requests for documents on AI use, citing nonexistent 'AI privilege' and deliberative process privileges.
- Withheld documents include AI prompts for regulatory analysis, labeled as 'deliberative AI input' or 'draft of AI prompt.'
- Legal experts argue there is no FOIA exemption for AI, and withholding such records raises transparency and accountability concerns.
- No US laws require government disclosure of AI use in policy creation, highlighting gaps in oversight and public understanding.