# Trump's anti-woke AI order is just more bias

> The administration claims to fight ideological bias in AI while imposing its own political agenda through government contracts.
- Title: Trump's anti-woke AI order is just more bias · WIRED
- Summary: The administration claims to fight ideological bias in AI while imposing its own political agenda through government contracts. Trump's executive order…
- Keywords: trump administration, ai policy, executive order, bias in ai, free speech, government regulation, openai, google, anthropic, federal procurement, ideological control, Trump's
- Source: WIRED — https://wired.com/story/trump-ai-order-bias-openai-google
- Author: Steven Levy
- Published: 2025-07-25T15:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 2 min
- Topics: trump administration, ai policy, executive order, bias in ai, free speech, government regulation, openai, google, anthropic, federal procurement, ideological control
## The double-edged sword of AI
AI models can be tweaked to minimize bias or enforce a specific point of view. Governments could demand manipulation to censor facts and promote propaganda.
## Trump's AI manifesto arrives
The Trump administration released a 28-page AI action plan focused on beating China in AI supremacy, but one section mirrors China's approach to controlling AI outputs.
## Truth according to whom?
The plan demands AI systems reflect truth rather than social engineering agendas, but doesn't define who decides what's true or what counts as social engineering.

> truth according to whom?
## Eliminating inconvenient topics
The order instructs the Department of Commerce to eliminate references to misinformation, diversity, equity, inclusion, and climate change from Biden-era AI rules.
## The woke AI executive order
Trump signed an order banning woke AI in federal government, declaring the government won't procure models that sacrifice truthfulness to ideological agendas.

> The American people do not want woke Marxist lunacy in the AI models
## Backdoor control through contracts
Since major AI companies court government contracts, the order appears designed to ensure LLMs show loyalty to the White House's interpretation of history and identity issues.
## Irony alert: bias fighting bias
Trump's executive order banning top-down ideological bias is itself a blatant exercise in top-down ideological bias, demonizing AI that supports diversity or calls out racial bias.
## Tech companies stay silent
Google, Anthropic, and OpenAI have not publicly objected to the order, despite it potentially violating their First Amendment rights to exercise freedom of expression.
## A sweetheart deal for Big Tech
The AI Action Plan is a bonanza for companies: it allows them to bypass environmental objections for data centers and pledges research support flowing to the private sector.
## AI becomes the propaganda tool
As AI becomes the primary medium for news and information, government control over its outputs threatens a founding principle: independence of information channels from state interference.
## Making ChatGPT sound like Fox
Senator Edward Markey warned the order creates financial incentives for Big Tech to ensure AI chatbots don't produce speech that upsets the Trump administration.

> Republicans want to use the power of the government to make ChatGPT sound like Fox & Friends
## Key takeaway

Trump's executive order banning ideological bias in AI is itself a form of top-down ideological control, using federal procurement to enforce the White House's interpretation of truth.