A high-ranking staff member of Elon Musk has developed a customized AI chatbot designed to aid the Department of Government Efficiency in eliminating government waste, utilizing Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI, as discovered by TechCrunch.

This chatbot, which is accessible to the public, is hosted on a subdomain named after DOGE on the website of Christopher Stanley, who serves as the head of security engineering at SpaceX, as well as at the White House, according to the website.

It is unclear whether the chatbot is experimental or has been utilized by DOGE as part of its unprecedented cost-cutting efforts across the U.S. government, which have sparked legal and privacy concerns.

Stanley and a White House spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The chatbot, which refers to itself as the “Department of Government Efficiency AI Assistant,” claims to be powered by xAI’s Grok-2 and stated that its purpose is to “assist government personnel in identifying waste and improving efficiency.”

The chatbot appears to be a tailored large language model trained on specific key DOGE goals, particularly the five “guiding principles,” which include simplifying government requirements and eliminating unnecessary processes.

For instance, when TechCrunch asked the chatbot about DOGE’s plans for USAID, a federal agency effectively shuttered by DOGE’s reforms, it applied the five guiding principles and recommended eliminating bureaucratic layers between decision-makers and USAID fund recipients.

The chatbot consistently reverts to these five principles when discussing various topics. When asked which 20th-century political leaders DOGE should emulate, it applied the guiding principles and responded with former U.K. prime minister Margaret Thatcher and former Singaporean prime minister Lee Kuan Yew, citing their focus on efficiency, simplification, and technology use as “excellent models for DOGE.”

However, the chatbot is not without its issues, including hallucination, a common problem in large language models. When asked for names of people working at DOGE, it initially declined but later provided generic names and fabricated positions. The chatbot also sometimes offers unusual advice, such as recommending that USAID use drones and wearables to improve efficiency.

DOGE has been embracing AI as part of its efforts to modernize the U.S. government, with reports suggesting that it is working on a separate AI chatbot for the General Services Administration, according to Wired.

It remains unclear whether the chatbot’s use of xAI presents a conflict of interest for Musk, as government workers using an xAI-powered chatbot could directly increase xAI’s revenue through API usage. A representative for xAI could not be reached for comment.