AI Now Institute — policy-influence: Advocated for facial recognition moratoriums; influenced bans in multiple US cities (San Francisco 2019, Portland 2020, and others)

NoteThe source text confirms that AI Now Institute exists and conducts policy research, but it does not address the specific claim about advocating for facial recognition moratoriums or influencing bans in San Francisco, Portland, or other US cities. The source discusses AI Now's work on algorithmic impact assessments, black box algorithms, and AI ethics frameworks, but contains no mention of facial recognition policy advocacy or city-level bans. The claim's assertion that this represents 'one of AI Now's most concrete policy wins' cannot be verified from this source. To verify this claim would require additional sources that specifically document AI Now's role in these facial recognition ban campaigns.

NoteThe source text provided is an excerpt from the AI Now Institute Wikipedia page that covers founding, mission, and general research focus. While it mentions AI Now's work on social implications of AI and policy research, it does not contain any information about facial recognition moratoriums or specific city bans. The claim references specific policy wins (San Francisco 2019, Portland 2020) as of 2020, but the source excerpt does not address these specific achievements. The source would need to contain explicit information about these facial recognition bans to confirm or contradict the claim.