The media learned about the reduction in funding for DOGE programs to combat disinformation

The U.S. Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is reducing funding for research grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF), which supports the development of artificial intelligence, by about $135 million. On April 22, Bloomberg reported this, citing sources and a document at its disposal.

"The U.S. Department of Government Efficiency is cutting approximately $135 million in funding for research grants from the National Science Foundation, a key federal agency supporting the development of artificial intelligence," Bloomberg cites materials from the document.

It clarifies that the cuts will affect dozens of existing grants, including several programs aimed at combating disinformation and deepfake.

For example, a $5 million program at the University of Buffalo aimed at teaching older people to recognize online fraud generated by artificial intelligence (AI) and a deepfake detection tool being developed at the Rochester Institute of Technology will lose funding. Similar programs at the universities of South Carolina and Mississippi will also be without financial support.

"The cuts risk further undermining federal support for AI protections at a time when AI tools are becoming increasingly capable of creating convincing fake images and texts that can deceive and mislead users," the agency concluded.

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The Financial Times reported on April 20 that DOGE had expanded its sphere of influence to include key cultural institutions in the country as part of a cost-cutting campaign. So, DOGE intends to reduce by $ 1 trillion the financing of the National Art Gallery of the USA.