EveryAILaw.comDoes EO 14319 — Preventing Woke AI in the Federal Government require Risk Assessment?
United States • enforcing
Yes — 1 provision
Requirements at a glance
This regulation imposes 4 specific requirements for Risk Assessment across 1 provision:
- Truth-seeking principle — LLMs must be truthful in responding to prompts seeking factual information or analysis, prioritize historical accuracy, scientific inquiry, and objectivity, and acknowledge uncertainty where reliable information is incomplete or contradictory (§ 3(a))
- Ideological neutrality principle — LLMs must be neutral, nonpartisan tools; developers must not intentionally encode partisan or ideological judgments unless prompted by or readily accessible to the end user (§ 3(b))
- Compliance procedures — Agencies must adopt procedures within 90 days of the OMB guidance to ensure procured LLMs comply with the Unbiased AI Principles (§ 4(b)(iii))
- Contract terms — New LLM contracts must require compliance and charge decommissioning costs to a vendor terminated for noncompliance after a reasonable cure period; existing contracts revised where practicable (§ 4(b)(i)-(ii))
Unbiased AI Principles Compliance #
Establishes two Unbiased AI Principles — truth-seeking and ideological neutrality — that federal LLM procurements must comply with. Agencies must adopt procedures to enforce compliance and hold vendors accountable. Effectively creates a content-level compliance standard for the federal market.
Requirements
| Requirement | Details |
|---|---|
| Truth-seeking principle | LLMs must be truthful in responding to prompts seeking factual information or analysis, prioritize historical accuracy, scientific inquiry, and objectivity, and acknowledge uncertainty where reliable information is incomplete or contradictory (§ 3(a)) |
| Ideological neutrality principle | LLMs must be neutral, nonpartisan tools; developers must not intentionally encode partisan or ideological judgments unless prompted by or readily accessible to the end user (§ 3(b)) |
| Compliance procedures | Agencies must adopt procedures within 90 days of the OMB guidance to ensure procured LLMs comply with the Unbiased AI Principles (§ 4(b)(iii)) |
| Contract terms | New LLM contracts must require compliance and charge decommissioning costs to a vendor terminated for noncompliance after a reasonable cure period; existing contracts revised where practicable (§ 4(b)(i)-(ii)) |
Penalties
| Violation | Fine |
|---|---|
| Non-compliance | Contract termination with cost accountability for vendors |
Sources: EO 14319 Text OMB M-26-04