Joe Biden · Democratic · Executive Order
Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence (EO 14110)
Oct 30, 2023
Joe BidenTechnologyExecutive OrderEO 14110Term (2021–25)
📜 View the official record — Executive Order 14110 on federalregister.gov
What happened
A sweeping order setting safety, security and civil-rights standards for AI, including safety-test reporting for the most powerful models. (Rescinded by Trump in 2025.)
How it happened
Executive order signed October 30, 2023 directing agencies across government.
Documented impact
Positive impactsubstantiated
First broad federal framework for AI governance.
Set reporting and safety-testing expectations for frontier models and directed standards on privacy, bias and security.
Negative impactcontested
Criticized as overreach or as toothless, and later rescinded.
Industry critics called parts burdensome; safety advocates called it non-binding. Trump rescinded it in January 2025.
Sources
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