Holding / Framework
The most comprehensive U.S. federal-government AI governance instrument issued to date at the time of issuance. Directed over 50 federal entities to take more than 100 specific actions across eight policy areas: safety and security; innovation and competition; supporting workers; equity and civil rights; consumer protection; privacy; federal use of AI; and international leadership. Established the foundational federal-AI policy architecture that subsequent OMB memos (M-24-10), agency guidance, and NIST AI Risk Management Framework operationalized. REVOKED by Executive Order 14179 on January 20, 2025, though many of its operational artifacts (NIST AI RMF, agency Chief AI Officer roles created under it, etc.) persist as freestanding institutional structures.
Triggering Conduct
Issued in response to the rapid public deployment of generative AI systems through 2022-2023 and growing concern over AI risks across national security, civil rights, consumer protection, and labor markets.
Primary Source
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/11/01/2023-24283/safe-secure-and-trustworthy-development-and-use-of-artificial-intelligence · federal_register
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executive_branch, biden_administration, federal_ai_governance, nist_ai_rmf_predicate, revoked, foundational_ai_policy, federal_register