Musk allies back a private-sector DOGE as ex-staffers launch Special
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Two former DOGE staffers have launched Special, a private-equity firm backed by Andreessen Horowitz and Elon Musk allies including Steve Davis and Antonio Gracias. The firm plans to acquire companies and use AI to cut operational costs, essentially applying the DOGE playbook to the private sector. The model bets that AI-driven automation works better when the buyer controls the business and answers to investors rather than voters. Critics note that DOGE's claimed $160bn in savings were offset by roughly $135bn in disruption costs, raising questions about whether Special's approach will repeat the same pattern of capacity destruction dressed as efficiency gains.
