06:50 AM EDT, 07/18/2025 (MT Newswires) -- The White House is preparing an executive order that would require artificial intelligence companies seeking federal contracts to ensure their AI models are politically neutral and unbiased, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday, citing sources familiar with the matter.

The initiative is led by David Sacks, Chair of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, and senior White House AI adviser Sriram Krishnan.

The executive order would be one of several expected to be released next week as part of Trump's AI strategy to compete with China, the sources said. Another order would promote US AI and chip exports through agencies such as the Export-Import Bank, encouraging friendly countries to adopt American-made technologies over those from China, the report said.

The White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment from MT Newswires.

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