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

OMB guidance implementing section 4 of Executive Order 14319.1

Issued · Office of Management and Budget · In effect

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  • It requires agencies to include contractual requirements on compliance with the order's two Unbiased AI Principles, truth-seeking and ideological neutrality, in any new solicitation or order for a large language model and to update their procurement policies by March 11, 2026, and says agencies should, to the extent practicable, modify existing contracts for large language models.
  • It does not apply to national security systems, and agencies are not required to apply it to models acquired under a free, open-source license.1

Status: In effect

The memorandum's sunset provision says it "shall cease to have any force or effect two years after the date of its issuance, unless the Director of OMB provides otherwise."1

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  1. 1.
    OMB Memorandum M-26-04, Increasing Public Trust in Artificial Intelligence Through Unbiased AI Principles (December 11, 2025) (external site: whitehouse.gov)

    Office of Management and Budget · Official page · published Dec 11, 2025 · accessed Oct 8, 2026

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