President Joe Biden has approved an executive order that directs federal agencies to use artificial intelligence to achieve “equity” objectives—a move observers are warning is equivalent to integrating a “woke AI” into the government.
“When designing, developing, acquiring, and using artificial intelligence and automated systems in the Federal Government, agencies shall do so, consistent with applicable law, in a manner that advances equity,” states the Executive Order on Further Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities published Feb. 16 under the section “Embedding Equity into Government-Wide Processes.”
In the section, the Director of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is asked to take steps to ensure “equitable decision-making” and assist agencies in “advancing equity” where needed….