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Useful background reference for understanding a major institution shaping AI governance and policy discourse, particularly around societal harms and accountability rather than existential or technical safety.
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Wikipedia article on the AI Now Institute, a research organization focused on the social implications of artificial intelligence, including issues of bias, accountability, labor, and governance. The institute produces policy-relevant research on AI's impact on society and advocates for greater scrutiny of AI systems in high-stakes domains. It is affiliated with New York University.
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- •AI Now Institute was co-founded by Kate Crawford and Meredith Whittaker and is based at New York University.
- •Focuses on social, political, and ethical implications of AI rather than purely technical safety research.
- •Produces influential annual reports examining AI trends, harms, and policy recommendations.
- •Advocates for regulation of AI in high-stakes areas such as healthcare, criminal justice, and employment.
- •Bridges academic research and public policy, influencing debates on algorithmic accountability and AI governance.
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| Entity | Property | Value | As Of |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI Now Institute | Founded Date | 2017 | — |
| AI Now Institute | policy-influence | Advocated for facial recognition moratoriums; influenced bans in multiple US cities (San Francisco 2019, Portland 2020, and others) | 2020 |
| AI Now Institute | Legal Structure | Independent nonprofit research institute | — |
| AI Now Institute | Founded By | sid_77SnPuPnk8, sid_3R1I5JCrP4 | — |
| AI Now Institute | independence-date | 2022 | — |
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American institute studying the impact of AI
AI Now Institute Founded November 15, 2017 ; 8 years ago  ( 2017-11-15 ) Founders Kate Crawford ,
Meredith Whittaker Type 501(c)(3) Nonprofit organization Location(s) New York , New York, U.S. [ 1 ]
Coordinates 40°44′06″N 73°59′41″W  /  40.7350°N 73.9948°W  / 40.7350; -73.9948 Website www .ainowinstitute .org
The AI Now Institute ( AI Now ) is an American research institute studying the social implications of artificial intelligence and policy research that addresses the concentration of power in the tech industry. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] AI Now has partnered with organizations such as the Distributed AI Research Institute (DAIR), Data & Society, Ada Lovelace Institute, New York University Tandon School of Engineering , New York University Center for Data Science , Partnership on AI , and the ACLU . AI Now has produced annual reports that examine the social implications of artificial intelligence . In 2021–22, AI Now's leadership served as a Senior Advisors on AI to Chair Lina Khan at the Federal Trade Commission. [ 5 ] Its executive director is Amba Kak . [ 6 ] [ 7 ]
Founding and mission
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AI Now grew out of a 2016 symposium organized by Obama's White House Office of Science and Technology Policy . The event was led by Meredith Whittaker , the founder of Google's Open Research Group, and Kate Crawford , a principal researcher at Microsoft Research. [ 8 ] The event focused on near-term implications of AI in social domains: Inequality, Labor, Ethics, and Healthcare. [ 9 ]
In November 2017, AI Now held a second symposium on AI and social issues, and publicly launched the AI Now Institute in partnership with New York University. [ 8 ] It is claimed to be the first university research institute focused on the social implications of AI, and the first AI institute founded and led by women. [ 1 ] It is now a fully independent institute.
In an interview with NPR, Crawford stated that the motivation for founding AI Now was that the application of AI into social domains - such as health care, education, and criminal justice - was being treated as a purely technical problem. The goal of AI Now's research is to treat these as social problems first, and bring in domain experts in areas like sociology, law, and history to study the implications of AI. [ 10 ]
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AI Now publishes an annual report on the state of AI and its integration into society. Its 2017 report stated that "current framings of AI e
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