Executive Order 14319: Preventing Woke AI in the Federal Government
United States · Regulation · President of the United States
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This executive order directs federal agencies to procure only large language models that adhere to truth-seeking and ideological neutrality principles. It requires agencies to include compliance terms in LLM contracts, prioritizing historical accuracy and factual objectivity while avoiding ideologically driven outputs. The Office of Management and Budget must issue implementation guidance within 120 days.
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Section 1 Purpose
Describes AI as critical to American learning and daily life, but warns that ideological biases, particularly diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) approaches, can distort AI output quality and accuracy. Cites examples of AI models altering historical images or refusing certain requests for ideological reasons, and establishes that the federal government must not procure AI models that sacrifice truthfulness for ideological agendas.
Section 2 Definitions
Defines agency as federal executive departments, military departments, independent establishments, and wholly owned government corporations; agency head as the highest-ranking official or officials; large language model (LLM) as a generative AI model trained on diverse datasets to generate natural language responses; and national security system by reference to federal statute.
Section 3 Unbiased AI Principles
Federal agency heads must purchase only large language models that follow two principles: truth-seeking, meaning they provide accurate information aligned with historical record, scientific standards, and facts while disclosing gaps in knowledge; and ideological neutrality, meaning they function as impartial instruments without injecting bias toward particular worldviews such as diversity initiatives unless the user explicitly requests or can easily access such content.
Section 4 Implementation. (a) Within 120 days of the date of this order
Directs the OMB Director to issue guidance within 120 days to agencies implementing the Unbiased AI Principles, accounting for technical limitations, allowing vendor transparency through documentation disclosure rather than sensitive technical data, avoiding over-prescription, specifying factors for applying principles to agency-developed LLMs and other AI models, and making exceptions for national security systems. Requires each agency head to include compliance terms in new LLM contracts with decommissioning costs charged to vendors for noncompliance, to revise existing contracts where practicable, and to adopt compliance procedures within 90 days of the guidance.
Section 5 General Provisions
The order does not restrict legal powers of departments, agencies, or their heads, nor does it affect the Office of Management and Budget's responsibilities for budgets and proposals. Implementation must follow existing law and depend on available funding. The order creates no enforceable rights or benefits for anyone against the United States or its officials.
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