Trump OMB issues memos revising policies on federal AI usage, acquisition

The Trump White House has posted anxiously awaited guidance updating policies on artificial intelligence usage and acquisition by federal agencies, promoting widespread government adoption of AI -- with “strong safeguards” -- and spelling out revised rules for procurement of AI products and services.

The White House Office of Management and Budget posted two crucial AI policy memos on April 3, starting with M-25-21, on “Accelerating Federal Use of AI through Innovation, Governance, and Public Trust.”

This memo “rescinds and...