Guardrails Gone President Donald Trump’s second administration is all-in on AI — just not the woke kind. Amid his weeklong flurry of executive orders, the real estate mogul-turned-president suggested in his latest that wokeness is, essentially, keeping AI down. “To maintain this leadership, we must develop AI systems that are free from ideological bias or engineered social agendas,” the new AI order reads. “With the right Government policies, we can solidify our position as the global leader in AI and secure a brighter future for all Americans.” Titled “Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence,” this new order follows after Trump revoked the Biden Administration’s 2023 AI safety order, which was intended to make sure these systems don’t harm national security or humanity itself. Revoking that order as one of his first acts as president sent a clear signal that Trump is following along with the GOP’s 2024 party platform that supported “AI development rooted in free speech and human flourishing,” as opposed to the prior administration’s insistence on countering “irresponsible use [that] could exacerbate societal harms such as fraud, discrimination, bias, and disinformation.” Now we’re getting a taste of what that looks like in practice: Trump’s sweeping action against anti-diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) that’s already started a purge within the government will be a key component of his AI policy, too. Go For Woke This order’s mentions of ideology in AI also seem like they could have been inspired by Trump advisor Elon Musk, whose own “anti-woke” chatbot was…Trump Signs Executive Order Banning Woke AI