Promoting the Use of Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence in the Federal Government

2020-12-08Executive Order 13960
Signed by: Donald Trump
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Headline: Directs Federal Government to Adopt Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence

What it does: Agencies must design, develop, acquire, and use AI according to common principles that protect privacy, civil rights, and public trust.

Real World Impact:
  • Requires agencies to create and publish inventories of non-sensitive AI uses.
  • Adds testing, monitoring, and documentation requirements for federal AI systems.
  • Changes how agencies buy and manage AI by adding oversight and review.
Topics: artificial intelligence, government operations, privacy and civil rights, transparency and accountability

Summary

This executive order requires federal agencies to follow a common set of principles when they design, develop, buy, or use artificial intelligence. The principles emphasize lawfulness, accuracy, safety, transparency, and accountability to build public trust.

It covers most civilian agencies and directs them to inventory and review non-classified, non-sensitive AI uses, fix or retire problematic systems, and share information across the government. The Office of Management and Budget will issue government-wide guidance to implement these principles.

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