The AI Now Institute is an independent research institute that develops policy diagnosis and research on artificial intelligence in the public interest. Founded in 2017 at NYU by Kate Crawford and Meredith Whittaker, it became fully independent in 2022 and deliberately refuses corporate or tech-industry funding. The institute produces annual AI landscape reports, policy briefs, and expert analysis aimed at challenging concentrated power in the AI industry, protecting civil liberties, and advancing democratic oversight of AI systems.
The AI Now Institute is an independent research institute that develops policy diagnosis and research on artificial intelligence in the public interest. Founded in 2017 at NYU by Kate Crawford and Meredith Whittaker, it became fully independent in 2022 and deliberately refuses corporate or tech-industry funding. The institute produces annual AI landscape reports, policy briefs, and expert analysis aimed at challenging concentrated power in the AI industry, protecting civil liberties, and advancing democratic oversight of AI systems.
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AI Now believes that the harms of AI stem primarily from concentrated corporate power, insufficient public accountability, and the capture of regulatory and democratic institutions by tech interests. By producing rigorous, independent policy research and diagnosis, cultivating expert advocates, and building coalitions with civil society partners, the institute aims to create actionable policy windows, shift public narratives about AI, and support governance reforms that place AI development under meaningful democratic oversight. The causal chain runs from authoritative research and advocacy to better regulation and enforcement, ultimately constraining the ability of powerful tech actors to deploy AI in harmful ways.
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- Apr 7, 2026, 8:27 PM UTC
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- Apr 7, 2026, 6:28 PM UTC