Overview

• Federal agencies have kicked off revisions to the NIST AI Risk Management Framework, removing references to ethics, misinformation, DEI and climate change
• Three executive orders require faster approval of AI data centers, incentives for exporting U.S.-developed AI models and ideological neutrality in federally supported AI systems
• Hospital and health system CIOs are launching scalable AI pilot programs and workforce-training initiatives to integrate AI into research, clinical care and operations
• A bipartisan panel at the American Enterprise Institute praised the plan’s ambition but flagged risks from limited federal tech talent, fragmented agency capacity and funding shortages
• Critics warn that delegating oversight to private firms without enforceable standards could undermine transparency, public trust and ethical safeguards