{"id":62447,"date":"2025-12-11T18:25:47","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T23:25:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/?p=62447"},"modified":"2025-12-11T18:25:47","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T23:25:47","slug":"us-to-impose-unbiased-ai-requirements-on-federal-contractors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/us-to-impose-unbiased-ai-requirements-on-federal-contractors\/","title":{"rendered":"US to impose unbiased AI requirements on federal contractors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The White House has released new government-wide guidance directing federal agencies to ensure that all large language models procured by the U.S. government comply with newly established \u201cUnbiased AI Principles,\u201d according to a memorandum from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/M-26-04-Increasing-Public-Trust-in-Artificial-Intelligence-Through-Unbiased-AI-Principles-1.pdf\">memorandum<\/a>, issued on Thursday, outlines implementation requirements stemming from President Trump\u2019s July executive order on preventing \u201cwoke AI\u201d in federal systems. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The guidance mandates that new federal contracts for large language models include provisions ensuring compliance with two principles: \u201ctruth-seeking\u201d and \u201cideological neutrality,\u201d according to the document.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the memorandum, \u201ctruth-seeking\u201d requires that AI systems provide factual, objective responses while acknowledging uncertainty where information is incomplete or contradictory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIdeological neutrality\u201d requires that systems avoid partisan or ideological manipulation and prohibits developers from intentionally encoding ideological judgments unless those judgments are prompted by the end user. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The policy applies to all LLMs procured by executive agencies and encourages, but does not require, application to national security systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The guidance instructs agencies to update procurement policies by March 11, 2026, to ensure compliance, and requires federal contracts to include mechanisms for reporting AI outputs that violate the principles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Agencies are also directed to collect documentation from AI vendors, including acceptable-use policies, model or system cards, evaluation materials, and feedback mechanisms, to assess whether a model meets the standards established by the executive order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to new contracts, agencies are encouraged to modify existing AI contracts before exercising renewal options to bring them into compliance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The memorandum said the requirements are intended to strengthen public trust in federal uses of artificial intelligence by ensuring that models used by the government adhere to consistent, nonpartisan standards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The White House has released new government-wide guidance directing federal agencies to ensure that all large language models procured by the U.S. government comply with newly established \u201cUnbiased AI Principles,\u201d according to a memorandum from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). 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