DOGE canceled High Point Museum grant for HVAC systems after ChatGPT flagged it as DEI, lawsuit alleges

(WGHP) — A six-figure grant to help High Point Museum with repairs was flagged, and ultimately canceled, after a government agency used ChatGPT to determine if the request related to DEI, evidence filed in an ongoing lawsuit has revealed.

The American Council of Learned Societies, a plaintiff in an expansive and ongoing lawsuit against the National Endowment for the Humanities over grants canceled by DOGE, has released a trove of documents relating to their lawsuit on the website. Last week, their co-plaintiff, the American Historical Association, filed a motion for summary judgment.

President Donald Trump established the Department of Government Efficiency, colloquially DOGE, by executive order in January 2025. The initiative was tasked with reviewing government spending, including grants, and making cuts to department budgets, revoking federal grants and laying off federal employees

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