Vernal
@vernalcoleman.bsky.social
Chicago-based ProPublica Reporter covering the Midwest. Reach me at vernal.coleman@propublica.org or on Signal: vcoleman91.99
A line that has aged very, very well
October 20, 2025 at 10:36 PM
A line that has aged very, very well
That’s a lot of presumption. But even if you’re right, the solution to the issue you’re presuming exists is for people to read the whole article. Or rather, to read more carefully.
June 6, 2025 at 1:01 PM
That’s a lot of presumption. But even if you’re right, the solution to the issue you’re presuming exists is for people to read the whole article. Or rather, to read more carefully.
If reading this article informed your opinion of the actions it describes, then it is not irrelevant.
June 6, 2025 at 12:54 PM
If reading this article informed your opinion of the actions it describes, then it is not irrelevant.
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And because @bxroberts.org knows his way around an LLM, he talked to experts and the person who wrote the prompts (!) and broke down all of the issues piece-by-piece with @vernalcoleman.bsky.social
www.propublica.org/article/insi...
www.propublica.org/article/insi...
Inside the AI Prompts DOGE Used to “Munch” Contracts Related to Veterans’ Health
Experts who reviewed the code for ProPublica found numerous and troubling flaws in the system, providing a disturbing glimpse into how the Trump administration is allowing artificial intelligence to g...
www.propublica.org
June 6, 2025 at 11:34 AM
And because @bxroberts.org knows his way around an LLM, he talked to experts and the person who wrote the prompts (!) and broke down all of the issues piece-by-piece with @vernalcoleman.bsky.social
www.propublica.org/article/insi...
www.propublica.org/article/insi...
Reposted by Vernal
And for anyone who wants to dig into just how flawed this AI tool was in concept and execution, @bxroberts.org and @vernalcoleman.bsky.social talked to a bunch of experts to drill down on the code itself:
Inside the AI Prompts DOGE Used to “Munch” Contracts Related to Veterans’ Health
Experts who reviewed the code for ProPublica found numerous and troubling flaws in the system, providing a disturbing glimpse into how the Trump administration is allowing artificial intelligence to g...
www.propublica.org
June 6, 2025 at 9:43 AM
And for anyone who wants to dig into just how flawed this AI tool was in concept and execution, @bxroberts.org and @vernalcoleman.bsky.social talked to a bunch of experts to drill down on the code itself: