DateIssued:July23,2025
Topic:AI,DEI,LGBTQ+Issues,Technology
ThisexecutiveorderprohibitsAImodelsthatincorporateorpromote conceptssuchasDiversity,Equity,andInclusion(DEI),criticalrace theory,transgenderism,unconsciousbias,intersectionality,systemic racism,oranyformofraceorsex-baseddiscrimination,describing theseelementsas“pervasiveanddestructive.”
Theorderalsoprohibitsfederalagenciesfromprocuringlargelanguage models(LLMs)thatincorporate“ideologicalbiasesorsocialagendas.”
HOWWILLTHISEXECUTIVEORDERBEENFORCED?
ThisorderdirectstheOfficeofManagementandBudget(OMB),along withotherfederaloffices,tocreateimplementationguidancewithin120 days.
Within90daysofOMBguidance,agencyheadsmustestablishinternal procedurestoensurethatprocuredLLMscomplywithUnbiasedAI Principlesoutlinedwithintheorder,includingtruth-seekingand ideologicalneutrality.
FederalcontractsforLLMsmustrequirecompliancewiththeUnbiasedAI Principlesandincludeprovisionsthatholdvendorsresponsiblefor decommissioningcostsifthecontractisterminateddueto noncompliance,followingareasonablecureperiod.
AgenciesareencouragedtoreviseexistingLLMcontracts,where practicableandconsistentwithcontractterms,toincludethesame requirementsoutlinedfornewcontracts.
Vendorsmustdisclosesystemprompts,specifications,evaluations,or otherrelevantdocumentationtodemonstrateideologicalneutrality,but arenotrequiredtoshareproprietarymodelweightsorsensitivetechnical data.
HOWDOESTHISIMPACTBLACKCOMMUNITIES?
TheimplicationsofthisorderforBlackcommunitiesaredeeply concerning.Theexecutiveorder'srestrictionsonDEIprinciplesandrelated frameworksinAImodelsmaysuppressreferencestosystemicracism, intersectionality,orracialdisparitiesinfederallyprocuredAItools,unless usersspecificallypromptthem.ThisconstraintcanlimithowBlackhistory, discrimination,orlivedexperiencesarerepresentedintoolsusedacross publicservices.Suchomissionsriskdistortinghistoricalandsocial contextsthatareessentialtoequitablepolicymaking.
Theordermayalsocreateachillingeffectonequity-focusedresearch andinnovation.DeveloperscouldbecomehesitanttodesignAItoolsthat exploreoraddressracialinequities,healthdisparities,environmental racism,orcriminaljusticereforms,areascriticaltoimprovingoutcomes forBlackcommunities.WithreducedfederalsupportforinclusiveAI,there maybefewertoolstailoredtotheneeds,challenges,andvoicesof marginalizedgroups.
Moreover,bysideliningframeworkslikeDEIandcriticalracetheory,the deploymentofAIinfederalsystemscouldreinforceexistingstructural inequalities.Withouttheseperspectives,AI-generatedinsightsusedin decision-makingmaylackthehistoricalandcontextualunderstanding neededtoserveBlackcommunitiesfairlyandeffectively.
TheCongressionalBlackCaucus(CBC)hasrepeatedlyspokenout againsttheTrumpAdministration’sattacksonDEIpoliciesandprograms. InJuly,theCBCjoinedothermajorcaucusesinintroducingaresolutionto declarediversity,equity,inclusion,andaccessibilityascoreAmerican values.
Rep.YvetteD.Clarke,ChairoftheCBC:“Diversity,equity,inclusion, andaccessibilitypoliciesaredesignedtoopendoorsforallAmericans —includingwhitewomen,veterans,andolderadults—notjustthe Black,Brown,andminoritycommunitiesthatDonaldTrumpand Republicansroutinelyscapegoatforpoliticalgain.[...]Thesehateful attacksondiversityandinclusionaren’tjustmisguided;they’re morallyreprehensible.Fortoolong,toomanycommunitieshavebeen shutoutofopportunitiesinemployment,healthcare,andeducation, duetoanenduringlegacyofracialbias,bigotry,anddiscrimination. Aselectedofficials,wehavearesponsibilitytobreakdownthose barriers—andbuildafuturewhereeveryonehasafairshot.”Full Statement
Rep.JonathanL.Jackson,ChairoftheCongressionalDiversity, Equity,andInclusionCaucus:“Diversity,equity,inclusion,and accessibilityaremorethanjustideals;theyarethelivedexperiences ofmillionsofAmericans.Welegislatethem,andwemustprotect them.Theseprinciplesarerootedintheunfinishedpromisesofour Constitutionandtheongoingpursuitofamoreperfectunion.Aswe facecoordinatedattacksonDEIAfromthosewhofearprogress,we affirmthatAmerica’sstrengthliesinitspluralism.Wewillnotbe intimidated.Wewillkeepfightingtoteardownbarriers,correct generationalinjustices,andbuildanationwhereopportunityistruly equalforall.”FullStatement
