President Donald Trump has signed another executive order pertaining to AI. However, this time, it’s requiring AI companies that work with the federal government to remove “ideological agendas” from their models.
“Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence,” which was ordered on Jan. 25, 2025, mandates that agencies only use large language models (LLMs) aligned with “Unbiased AI Principles” focused on truth-seeking and ideological neutrality, per a White House Fact Sheet released on Wednesday, July 23, 2025. On the same day, Trump unveiled his “AI Action Plan.”
“This order revokes certain existing AI policies and directives that act as barriers to American AI innovation, clearing a path for the United States to act decisively to retain global leadership in artificial intelligence,” the order states.
Under the order, AI tools must prioritize “historical accuracy, scientific inquiry, and objectivity” — while avoiding outputs influenced by frameworks like diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), the Fact Sheet reads.
Developers must also avoid embedding partisan or ideological views unless specifically prompted by users.
“From now on, the U.S. government will deal only with AI that pursues truth, fairness, and strict impartiality,” Trump said at an AI summit in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, according to NPR.
The outlet also pointed out that the executive order starkly contrasts with the Biden administration’s approach, which focused on preventing AI from reinforcing bias or violating civil rights — protections that Trump supporters argue amount to censorship of conservative views.
Neil Sahota, a technologist and advisor to the United Nations on AI, said the industry is deeply concerned about the situation.
“They’re already in a global arms race with AI, and now they’re being asked to put some very nebulous measures in place to undo protections because they might be seen as woke,” Sahota said, per NPR. “It’s freaking tech companies out.”
While some studies suggest chatbots occasionally give left-leaning answers, experts say it often depends on question phrasing or the sources being summarized, NPR reported. There’s no evidence that major models are deliberately biased against conservatives.
“Most of the examples I’ve seen conservatives cite of AI being too ‘woke’ are LLMs refusing to confirm conspiracy theories or racist claims,” said Talia Ringer, a computer science professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, per NPR.
The White House also plans to revise federal AI safety guidelines put in place by the Biden administration, stripping references to DEI, climate change, and misinformation, the outlet reports.
“President Trump is protecting Americans from biased AI outputs driven by ideologies like diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) at the cost of accuracy,” per the Fact Sheet.
Since beginning his second term in January 2025, AFROTECH™ has kept up with the signing of multiple executive orders from Trump, rolling back “harmful” Biden-era policies — particularly those related to AI and efforts to dismantle DEI initiatives in the federal government and schools.
Only time will tell how these moves impact society.
