Trump’s Order Against ‘Woke’ AI Faces Feasibility Challenges

Swift Summary

• Trump Administration Policy: On July 23, 2025, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order titled “Preventing Woke AI in the Federal Government,” aiming to ensure federal contracts onyl go to AI systems “free from ideological bias.”
• AI Action Plan: The accompanying AI Action Plan recommends updating federal guidelines and revising existing frameworks such as NIST’s AI risk management framework. It seeks removal of references to misinformation, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI), and climate change.
• Criticism of Objectivity Standards: Experts argue the directive’s vague standards could allow imposition of the administration’s worldview on developers. Becca Branum from the Center for Democracy & Technology described this approach as potentially abusive.
• Federal Contracts Impacted: Major tech companies like Amazon, Google, OpenAI, Microsoft, and xAI hold or are competing for contracts tied to government services and defense projects worth millions.
• Technical Challenges: Large language models trained on internet data inherently reflect certain biases challenging to comprehensively re-engineer. Efforts to align AIs with a specific ideology face conflicting goals such as maintaining truthfulness and fairness in these systems.
• Global Implications: Aligning commercial models globally with US-specific ideological policies may risk alienating international customers from US-based tech companies.

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