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Policies & Analysis

Learn more about the policies and actions taken by the Trump-Vance administration, and how they threaten communities, freedoms, and democracy.

The Trump-Vance Administration is trying to

Increase bias in artificial intelligence platforms

What we know

This order calls for the federal government to only use artificial intelligence systems that do not show results contrary to the Trump-Vance ideology.

Formal Name

Preventing Woke AI in the Federal Government

Status
Underway
Formal Identifier

July 23, 2025

Anticipated Impact

The Trump-Vance administration is telling federal agencies to only procure AI systems that are "truth-seeking" and which have "ideological neutrality." AI tools have been shown to reflect (and therefore perpetuate) human racism, sexism, and other biases if developers do not take steps to mitigate those influences. The administration thinks of such mitigations as "woke" and does not want federal workers to use large language models (LLMs) or other AI tools which are designed to try to address and reduce existing biases and inequities. Any AI vendor who wants to obtain a government contract will be required to try to shape their tools according to the Trump-Vance administration's worldview, which could bake inequities into any AI tools used by government workers and make these tools less neutral and truth-seeking than they are now.

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People are fighting back

How communities are responding

Democracy 2025 and our partners are ready to counter threats to people's rights, justice, and equality in courtrooms and communities across the country. Learn more about how people and communities are responding to this harmful policy:

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