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Vast procurement powers of US on display while barring purchase of ‘woke AI’ tools

By Madeline Hughes ( August 8, 2025, 21:53 GMT | Insight) -- A US executive order aimed at alleged political bias in artificial intelligence is likely to have First Amendment implications, despite the government’s broad procurement authority. The government cannot enact laws that bar certain types of speech under the First Amendment. However, it is entitled to send a message through its spending. President Donald Trump is testing his procurement powers to target specific types of speech under his July executive order, directing the Office of Management and Budget to write rules for federal agencies to not buy “woke AI” large language models.A US executive order aimed at alleged political bias in artificial intelligence is likely to have First Amendment implications. But the government’s broad procurement authority means it may still have the power to influence AI companies' protected speech....

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