Musk’s DOGE used Meta’s Llama 2—not Grok—for gov’t slashing, report says

arstechnica.comPublished: 5/22/2025

Summary

An outdated Meta AI model, Llama 2, was reportedly used by the U.S. government to review a memo titled "Fork in the Road," which appeared to copy a similar message sent by Elon Musk to Twitter employees, influencing federal workers' decisions on returning to work amid the pandemic. Initially tested and utilized without authorization, this misuse led to public backlash, prompting Meta to revoke its ban on military applications and open its AI models for U.S. government use, including national security projects, in a recent policy reversal.