Trump Accused of Using AI to Draft 'Typo-Ridden' Executive Orders

Since returning to the White House on Monday, Trump has issued a series of stringent new orders concerning trade, immigration, federal funding, and foreign aid.

These include declaring an "invasion across the southern border of the United States", withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement, and outlining plans to deport millions of undocumented immigrants with military assistance.

However, Trump's staff are now accused of utilizing AI software to expedite document preparation, with critics highlighting unusual phrasing, spelling errors, and textual inconsistencies.

Appellate lawyer Raffi Melkonian, via the Bluesky social network, criticized the "Restoring Names That Honor American Greatness" order, which proposes renaming the Gulf of Mexico.

He claimed that the section about renaming was "absolutely written by AI", suggesting it was crafted as if AI were instructed to "write a description of the Gulf of Mexico for idiots".

The section states: "The Gulf is also home to vibrant American fisheries teeming with snapper, shrimp, grouper, stone crab, and other species, and it is recognized as one of the most productive fisheries in the world, with the second largest volume of commercial fishing landings by region in the Nation, contributing millions of dollars to local American economies. The Gulf is also a favorite destination for American tourism and recreation activities. Further, the Gulf is a vital region for the multi-billion-dollar US maritime industry, providing some of the largest and most impressive ports in the world."

In another Bluesky post, legal expert Mark Joseph Stern called the drafting of these executive orders "poor, slipshod work", asserting it was "obviously assisted by AI".

He noted, "Typos and formatting errors get repeated across EOs, revealing extensive use of copy-paste. The rhetoric sounds like a ChatGPT imitation of the 5th Circuit’s laziest rulings. And the legal arguments are frequently fringe in the extreme, in a way that will likely piss off Roberts and Barrett."

Executive orders enable the president to manage the federal government without Congressional legislation.

Trump was prolific in using them during his previous term, signing 220 between 2017 and 2021.

He has promised to issue many more in his current administration, with reports indicating he might sign nearly 100 in the coming days.