Trump's plan to redesign every .gov website leads to AI-designed horrors
Summary
President Donald Trump created the National Design Studio (NDS) to quickly redesign all 27,000 US government websites using AI and new design standards. After about a year, NDS has made little progress beyond updating the federal retirement system, and many agencies are avoiding working with the team. Some newly launched websites are simple or redirect to older sites, and design experts have criticized NDS for overusing AI and ignoring accessibility rules.Key Facts
- President Trump started the National Design Studio (NDS) in August to redesign every government website within three years.
- NDS aims to update websites with new design rules based on the US Web Design System (USWDS).
- Before NDS, the USWDS team was cut to just one employee.
- Only about 30% of government websites used the USWDS standards by mid-2023.
- NDS’s biggest task completed is modernizing the federal retirement system, but this work began before NDS existed.
- Many new sites launched by NDS are basic, often just single pages or redirects to older government sites.
- Experts say NDS relies too much on AI and has not ensured websites meet accessibility laws for people with disabilities.
- Some government agencies are avoiding cooperation with NDS, slowing the redesign effort.
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