TL;DR:
• DOGE deploys SweetREX AI to identify "extraneous" federal regulations for elimination
• University of Chicago student Christopher Sweet leads development using Google's Gemini models
• Tool aims to cut "50 percent of all federal regulations" according to internal DOGE estimates
• EPA, State Department, and FDIC among agencies now testing the deregulation platform
The Trump administration just weaponized artificial intelligence for mass deregulation. A new AI tool called SweetREX, developed by a University of Chicago undergraduate turned DOGE affiliate, is now scanning federal regulations and flagging rules for elimination across multiple government agencies. The tool represents the most aggressive use of AI for systematic government downsizing in US history.
The Department of Government Efficiency just unveiled its secret weapon for dismantling federal oversight: an AI system that promises to slash government regulations faster than any human bureaucrat ever could. During a Wednesday video call hosted by the Office of Management and Budget, officials demonstrated SweetREX Deregulation AI, a tool that automatically scans federal rules and flags sections it deems unnecessary for elimination.
The system's developer is Christopher Sweet, a University of Chicago undergraduate who took leave to become a DOGE affiliate. Named after its creator, SweetREX (Sweet Regulation EXaminer) runs primarily on Google's Gemini models and represents the Trump administration's most ambitious attempt to automate government downsizing. "A lot of the productivity boosts will come from the tools that are built around these platforms," Sweet told government officials on the call, according to WIRED's reporting.
The timing couldn't be more strategic. President Trump's "Unleashing Prosperity Through Deregulation" executive order explicitly calls for eliminating "unnecessary regulatory burdens," while internal DOGE presentations obtained by The Washington Post estimate that "50 percent of all federal regulations can be eliminated." SweetREX appears designed to make those cuts systematic and scalable.
Government agencies are already lining up to test the platform. The call included staffers from the Environmental Protection Agency, Department of State, and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, among others. Scott Langmack, a DOGE-affiliated senior adviser at the where SweetREX was initially developed, claims the tool can reduce regulation review times "from months to just a few hours or days."
