On July 23, President Donald Trump signed a sweeping executive order titled “Preventing Woke AI in the Federal Government Act.” It’s yet another volley in the ongoing political culture war, and a deliberate attempt to erase terms like diversity, equity, inclusion (DEI) and roll back the work of those addressing systemic racism in federal artificial intelligence systems.

But for those of us like myself in medicine, especially those advocating for health equity, this isn’t just political posturing. This order threatens lives. It jeopardizes years of work to identify and correct structural biases that have long harmed marginalized communities, particularly Black Americans.

AI is transforming healthcare . It’s already being used to triage emergency room patients, prioritize follow-up c

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