About Us - AI Now Institute
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AI Now Institute is a prominent civil-society-oriented AI policy research organization; relevant to governance and societal-impact discussions but less focused on technical AI safety or alignment research.
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The AI Now Institute is a research center focused on the social implications of artificial intelligence, examining issues of power, accountability, and governance. It produces policy-relevant research on how AI systems affect labor, civil rights, and public institutions. The institute advocates for regulatory frameworks and greater transparency in AI deployment.
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- •Interdisciplinary research center studying the social, political, and economic impacts of AI systems.
- •Focuses on accountability, algorithmic harm, and the concentration of AI power in large corporations.
- •Produces reports, policy recommendations, and public advocacy to shape AI governance and regulation.
- •Examines AI's effects on marginalized communities, labor markets, and civil liberties.
- •Partners with policymakers and civil society to translate research into actionable policy change.
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## Founded in 2017, the AI Now Institute produces diagnosis and policy research on artificial intelligence.
AI Now develops policy strategies to redirect away from the current trajectory: unbridled commercial surveillance, consolidation of power in very few companies, and a lack of public accountability. In the years since its founding, AI Now has set the bar for discourse-shaping work that focuses on the social consequences of AI and the industry behind it.
AI Now’s leadership were invited to advise the US Federal Trade Commission on artificial intelligence in 2021, an honor that recognized the significance of the organization’s work and provided a significant opportunity for impact.
As of mid-2022, AI Now is operating as an independent organization and does not accept funding from corporate donors, including the tech industry we aim to hold accountable. As a policy research institute, AI Now’s current approach is to identify and capitalize on actionable policy windows, advance narratives that chart a long term strategy for the field, and catalyze energy towards action in close partnership with a broad coalition of allies.
## Team Members
[**Amba Kak** \\
Co-Executive Director](https://ainowinstitute.org/contributor/amba-kak) [**Sarah Myers West** \\
Co-Executive Director](https://ainowinstitute.org/contributor/sarah-myers-west) [**Kate Brennan** \\
Senior Director](https://ainowinstitute.org/contributor/katebrennan) [**Alli Finn** \\
Director of Community Partnerships](https://ainowinstitute.org/contributor/allifinn) [**Heidy Khlaaf** \\
Chief AI Scientist](https://ainowinstitute.org/contributor/heidy) [**Boyan Milanov** \\
Senior Research Scientist](https://ainowinstitute.org/contributor/boyanmilanov) [**Katie Wells** \\
Senior Fellow, AI and Healthcare](https://ainowinstitute.org/contributor/katiewells) [**Sumedha Deshmukh** \\
Global Policy Fellow](https://ainowinstitute.org/contributor/sumedhadeshmukh) [**Sofia Guerra** \\
Senior Advisor, Safety and Security](https://ainowinstitute.org/contributor/sofiaguerra) [**Aya Ibrahim** \\
Senior Economic and National Security Fellow (visiting)](https://ainowinstitute.org/c
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