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Under Trump, AI Scientists Are Told to Remove ‘Ideological Bias’ From Powerful Models


A directive from the National Institute of Standards and Technology eliminates mention of “AI safety” and “AI fairness.”

Previously, that agreement encouraged researchers to contribute technical work that could help identify and fix discriminatory model behavior related to gender, race, age, or wealth inequality. Elon Musk, who is currently leading a controversial effort to slash government spending and bureaucracy on behalf of President Trump, has criticized AI models built by OpenAI and Google. “Those changes are very pretty much coming straight from the White House,” says Stella Biderman, executive director of Eleuther, a non-profit working with the AI Safety Institute.

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