Trump Imposes Executive Decrees Prohibiting AI Systems with 'Progressive' Bias
In a significant move, President Donald Trump signed a series of Executive Orders on July 23, 2025, aiming to bolster American AI dominance, promote deregulation, and expedite infrastructure development. The orders were signed at the AI Summit in Washington, D.C., with Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images capturing the moment.
The first order, dubbed "Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence" (Executive Order 14179), directed the removal of regulatory barriers to AI innovation, paving the way for the development of the "America’s AI Action Plan." This plan is designed to boost U.S. AI competitiveness, stimulate economic growth, and enhance national security [1].
Another order, titled "Preventing Woke AI in the Federal Government," mandates federal AI procurements to prioritize truthfulness and ideological neutrality. It specifically prohibits AI influenced by diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) ideologies and requires contracts to include terms ensuring compliance with "Unbiased AI Principles," emphasizing accuracy and nonpartisanship [1][3].
The "Accelerating Federal Permitting of Data Center Infrastructure" order aims to expedite and modernize permitting processes for data centers and semiconductor fabrication facilities, facilitating rapid buildout of critical AI infrastructure. It also promotes workforce development in related high-demand occupations like electricians and HVAC technicians [2][4].
The fourth order, "Promoting the Export of the American AI Technology Stack," focuses on supporting U.S. AI technology exports, covering hardware, software, models, and standards to allied countries, thus strengthening America’s leadership in AI globally [2][4].
These orders form a deregulatory framework intended to speed AI innovation, increase infrastructure capacity (especially data centers), and assert U.S. leadership in AI on the world stage while rejecting ideological biases in government AI tools [1][2][3][4]. Trump stated, "We need US technology companies to be all-in for America. We want you to put America first."
In addition, Trump condemned "woke Marxist lunacy in the AI models" before signing the orders and promoted the export of American AI models. The orders come after Trump revoked a six-decade-old executive order that prohibited workplace discrimination by federal contractors [5].
The new order requires artificial intelligence companies receiving federal funding to maintain ideologically neutral AI models free of "ideological dogmas such as DEI." However, no explicit mention of the director of the Office of Management and Budget or other agency heads giving instructions to other agencies on how to comply with the new orders was made [6].
The construction of data centers is to be done without environmental protections that could hinder their construction. Techcrunch reported that the order states information related to race or sex, manipulation of racial or sexual representation, critical race theory, transgenderism, unconscious bias, intersectionality, and systemic racism are pervasive and destructive ideologies that can distort the quality and accuracy of the output [7].
The Mellon Auditorium was the location where the orders were signed. The exact details of the orders' implementation and potential modifications or revocations of earlier orders related to "woke AI" or ideological neutrality remain to be seen.
References: [1] The Guardian, "Trump signs executive order promoting AI and deregulation," July 23, 2025. [2] TechCrunch, "Trump signs executive order to promote US AI exports, ban 'woke' AI in government," July 23, 2025. [3] Reuters, "Trump signs executive order to promote AI, deregulation and U.S. dominance," July 23, 2025. [4] CNBC, "Trump signs executive order to boost AI development, exports," July 23, 2025. [5] The New York Times, "Trump revokes executive order prohibiting workplace discrimination by federal contractors," July 19, 2025. [6] Politico, "Trump signs orders to ban 'woke' AI, expedite data center permitting," July 23, 2025. [7] TechCrunch, "Trump signs executive order to promote US AI exports, ban 'woke' AI in government," July 23, 2025.
Technology and policy-and-legislation intersect in the signing of Executive Orders by President Donald Trump, aiming to advance American AI dominance and promote deregulation. The orders, including the "Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence" and "Preventing Woke AI in the Federal Government," aim to expedite AI innovation, restrict DEI ideologies from government AI tools, and support US AI technology exports. Politics, therefore, plays a significant role in shaping the future of AI in the United States, as well as its global position. General news outlets such as The Guardian, Reuters, CNBC, and TechCrunch are vital sources for understanding these developments.
