Elon Musk is racing to perfect an AI model, just as teams of his young associates are gaining access to some of the nation’s most sensitive and closely guarded databases through the Department of Government Efficiency. That has sparked worries among Democrats and even some Republicans that Musk could use those records to supercharge his AI.

A deep and disconcerting mystery has arisen in recent weeks, one with huge implications for the Trump administration, the entire federal government, and the nation itself: Who the hell is running DOGE?

Edward Coristine, a former intern at Neuralink and now known by his infamous LinkedIn profile handle “bigballs,” is one of the core members of the DOGE team and the youngest-known Musk aide at age 19, TechCrunch has confirmed.