Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence
REMOVING BARRIERS TO AMERICAN LEADERSHIP IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
This executive order establishes United States policy to maintain and enhance American global AI dominance to promote human flourishing, economic competitiveness, and national security. It revokes certain existing AI policies, directs the development of an artificial intelligence action plan within 180 days, and mandates the review and potential rescission, revision, or suspension of actions taken pursuant to the previous Executive Order 14110. Additionally, it requires the revision of specific Office of Management and Budget memoranda within 60 days.
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Who issued it
Who it governs
Federal agencies, policymakers, and AI developers or stakeholders interested in United States federal AI policy directions.
What the document contains
The document addresses federal policy regarding artificial intelligence, directing the creation of a national AI action plan, mandating the review and roll-back or modification of prior AI policies and directives such as Executive Order 14110, and instructing the revision of specific OMB memoranda.
The text does not contain detailed technical safety frameworks, specific licensing requirements, or enforceable rights for private parties.
- The order sets a national policy to sustain and enhance American global AI dominance for economic competitiveness, national security, and human flourishing.
- It mandates the development and submission of an artificial intelligence action plan to the President within 180 days.
- It instructs federal agencies to review actions taken under the previous Executive Order 14110 and suspend, revise, or rescind those that present obstacles to the new policy.
- It requires the OMB Director, in coordination with the Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, to revise OMB Memorandums M-24-10 and M-24-18 within 60 days.
- It clarifies that artificial intelligence is defined for the purposes of the order as set forth in 15 U.S.C. 9401(3).
· Section 1. Purpose · Sec. 2. Policy · Sec. 3. Definition · Sec. 4. Developing an Artificial Intelligence Action Plan · Sec. 5. Implementation of Order Revocation · Sec. 6. General Provisions
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Accountability
0/5Clear responsibility for AI outcomes
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Fairness
2/5Non-discrimination and equitable treatment
we must develop AI systems that are free from ideological bias or engineered social agendas
Section 1
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Human Dignity
1/5Respect for the inherent worth of persons
It is the policy of the United States to sustain and enhance America’s global AI dominance in order to promote human flourishing
Section 2
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Human Oversight
0/5Humans remain in control of consequential decisions
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Privacy
0/5Protection of personal data and private life
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Transparency
0/5Openness about how AI systems work and are used
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Enforcement
4/5Consequences and compliance mechanisms with real force
For any such agency actions identified, the heads of agencies shall, as appropriate and consistent with applicable law, suspend, revise, or rescind such actions
Section 5
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Impact Assessment
0/5Required assessment of an AI system's risks/impacts before or during use
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