# OMB Memorandum M-26-04: Increasing Public Trust in Artificial Intelligence Through Unbiased AI Principles

- **Jurisdiction:** United States (federal) (US)
- **Type:** Guideline · **Status:** In force · **Binding:** yes
- **Issued by:** Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
- **Proposed:** — · **Adopted:** 11 Dec 2025 · **Effective:** 11 Dec 2025
- **Obligations:** Government use of AI, Transparency to users
- **Sectors:** Public sector

## Summary
Implements EO 14319 (Preventing Woke AI in the Federal Government) by requiring agencies to buy only large language models that meet two 'Unbiased AI Principles' — truth-seeking and ideological neutrality — and to write compliance terms and vendor disclosure requirements into LLM contracts. Agencies had to update procurement policies by 11 Mar 2026 and should amend existing LLM contracts before exercising options.

## Why it matters
LLM vendors to the US government must document how their models are trained and steered and accept contract terms allowing termination for non-compliance.

## Source
[The White House (OMB)](https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/M-26-04-Increasing-Public-Trust-in-Artificial-Intelligence-Through-Unbiased-AI-Principles-1.pdf) · [secondary](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/28/2025-14217/preventing-woke-ai-in-the-federal-government)
Checked against the source on 4 Oct 2026.

## Cite
OMB Memorandum M-26-04: Increasing Public Trust in Artificial Intelligence Through Unbiased AI Principles. Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Status: In force. wheresthe.ai, https://wheresthe.ai/rule/us-omb-m-26-04-unbiased-ai-principles-2025/ (verified 4 Oct 2026).

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