Leah Feiger

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1,642 appearances 14 recordings 1 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard 17 Sep

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Uncanny Valley | WIRED · Why Apple Sued OpenAI; New York Takes On Data Centers; Cyclosporiasis Outbreak · 16 Jul 2026 podcast

Here's this massive list of contracts.

What do you think we should cut here?

And just kind of like, let's see what happens.

Again, we don't have more details on everything that got cut, the way that it got cut, the way that it all went down, what we're missing now as a result.

It's all still coming together.

And that makes it so much more unfortunate.

And especially when you're also thinking about the people that were doing this, that were actually employing the AI.

Wired had reported that Christopher Sweet, who was then a third year student at the University of Chicago, was one of the people really involved in this effort, as was Scott Langmack, who came to Doge from a property technology startup called Cocoon.

So it's not like these were people who were, A, even necessarily like that well versed in government work by any means.

But then additionally, the idea of going through like massive government contract lists with AI and being like, yep, good to go.

I mean, great question.

Probably.

If this is information that the American public wants to know, if this is information that Democracy Forward decides is worth their time, there is no AI exemption under FOIA.

AI talking to people and AI talking to each other is not privileged communications, which is the argument that was being made here.

There are no laws in the US that require the government to disclose if AI has been used in the creation of rules, policies, or regulation.

And so simultaneously, a FOIA like this is the only way that you would find out.

And saying that there is this AI exemption then just creates an entire black box.

Yeah, I know.

The last thing I want to leave you guys with of this, too, is that Lang Mack of the aforementioned property technology startup Cocoon, he's now the executive director of deregulation AI at the Office of Management and Budget, which falls under the executive office of the president, according to his LinkedIn.

So it's not like this person has now disappeared into obscurity and his decision making is

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