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AI Now Institute — Founder (text): Kate Crawford

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2 evidence checks from 1 unique source

Last checked: 3/31/2026

The source text explicitly states that the AI Now Institute was 'founded by Kate Crawford' with a reference to an NYU engineering news article. However, the source also lists 'Meredith Whittaker' as a co-founder with the same reference URL. The claim identifies only Kate Crawford as 'the Founder' (singular), but the source indicates there were multiple founders. This is a partial confirmation—Kate Crawford is confirmed as a founder, but the claim omits the co-founder Meredith Whittaker.

Evidence — 1 source, 2 checks

partial95%primaryHaiku 4.5 · 3/31/2026
Found: founded by Kate Crawford and Meredith Whittaker

Note: The source text explicitly states that the AI Now Institute was 'founded by Kate Crawford' with a reference to an NYU engineering news article. However, the source also lists 'Meredith Whittaker' as a co-founder with the same reference URL. The claim identifies only Kate Crawford as 'the Founder' (singular), but the source indicates there were multiple founders. This is a partial confirmation—Kate Crawford is confirmed as a founder, but the claim omits the co-founder Meredith Whittaker.

confirmed95%primaryHaiku 3 · 3/30/2026
Found: founded by Kate Crawford (with reference to https://engineering.nyu.edu/news/new-artificial-intelligence-research-institute-launches retrieved 22 April 2019)

Note: The Wikidata source explicitly lists 'Kate Crawford' under the 'founded by' property with a reference to an NYU Engineering news article. This directly confirms the claim that Kate Crawford is a founder of the AI Now Institute. The source also lists Meredith Whittaker as a co-founder, but the claim only asserts Kate Crawford as founder, which is confirmed.

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