White House Introduces New Measures to Confront AI Perils
The White House has announced a comprehensive plan to address the growing concerns surrounding artificial intelligence (AI). This initiative, centred around an AI Bill of Rights, aims to ensure the development and use of AI aligns with human rights and prevents bias or misuse.
Key Details
- AI Bill of Rights: The Biden administration has released an AI Bill of Rights outlining principles to protect individuals from harms caused by AI systems. The Bill emphasizes transparency, privacy, non-discrimination, and safety in AI deployment.
- AI Action Plan: On July 23, 2025, the White House unveiled the AI Action Plan, focusing on three pillars: accelerating AI innovation, building American AI infrastructure, and leading in international diplomacy and AI security. The plan outlines over 90 policy recommendations for federal agencies.
- Executive Orders: Simultaneously, three executive orders were issued to promote export of American AI technology, accelerate federal permitting for AI-related data center infrastructure, and prevent ideological or "woke" bias in AI used in the federal government.
- Collaboration with Tech Companies: Major AI developers, including Alphabet (Google), Microsoft, OpenAI, and Anthropic, are actively involved in training programs and regulatory discussions facilitated by the Biden administration and states like California.
- Public Support and Regulation Push: Surveys show strong bipartisan support among Americans for stricter AI regulation. The initiatives include requirements for government safety testing before AI is used in sensitive areas, audits of AI systems, labeling AI-generated media, and international treaties banning autonomous weapons powered by AI.
These coordinated actions illustrate the Biden administration’s dual focus on encouraging American AI leadership while mitigating risks from bias, misuse, and security threats through structured governance, federal coordination, and public-private partnerships.
The AI Bill of Rights currently functions as a manifesto rather than a concrete regulatory document. The White House hopes the institutes will drive breakthroughs in critical areas such as climate, agriculture, energy, public health, education, and cybersecurity.
A senior administration official has stated that the aim is to have a frank discussion about the risks in current and near-term AI development. Vice President Kamala Harris will meet with executives from Alphabet, Microsoft, OpenAI, and Anthropic to discuss these initiatives.
The institutes aim to encourage ethical, trustworthy, and responsible AI developments. The AI Bill of Rights, introduced in October, provides a vague framework for government and tech companies to regulate AI development.
The White House has unveiled a series of new initiatives to combat the risks associated with artificial intelligence, including the AI Bill of Rights, the AI Action Plan, and the issued executive orders. These initiatives underscore the administration's commitment to fostering a safe and responsible AI ecosystem.
[1] White House. (2025). AI Action Plan. Retrieved from https://www.whitehouse.gov/ai-action-plan/ [2] White House. (2025). Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy. Retrieved from https://www.whitehouse.gov/executive-orders/executive-order-promoting-competition-american-economy/ [3] White House. (2025). Executive Order on Ensuring American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence. Retrieved from https://www.whitehouse.gov/executive-orders/ensuring-american-leadership-artificial-intelligence/ [4] White House. (2025). National Security Memorandum on Establishing the United States Government's Policy on Artificial Intelligence. Retrieved from https://www.whitehouse.gov/national-security-memorandum/establishing-united-states-governments-policy-artificial-intelligence/ [5] Office of Science and Technology Policy. (2025). National AI Research Resource Task Force Report. Retrieved from https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/NARRTF-Report-April-2021.pdf
- In an effort to safeguard individuals from potential harms caused by artificial intelligence (AI), the Biden administration has released an AI Bill of Rights that emphasizes the principles of transparency, privacy, non-discrimination, and safety in AI deployment.
- Under the AI Action Plan, the White House focuses on three main pillars: accelerating AI innovation, building American AI infrastructure, and leading in international diplomacy and AI security, with over 90 policy recommendations for federal agencies.
- Simultaneously, the administration has issued three executive orders to promote the export of American AI technology, accelerate federal permitting for AI-related data center infrastructure, and prevent ideological or "woke" bias in AI used in the federal government.
