Amba Kak
@ambakak.bsky.social
I co-direct @AINowInstitute; @Signalapp board. Cover art by my mother https://shoumabanerjeekak.com/about-the-artist/
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Anthropic’s partnership with the DOE to keep Claude from building a nuclear weapon makes for good headlines. @heidykhlaaf.bsky.social calls it security theater. The real risk is AI firms gaining access to national security data.
www.wired.com/story/anthro...
www.wired.com/story/anthro...
Anthropic Has a Plan to Keep Its AI From Building a Nuclear Weapon. Will It Work?
Anthropic partnered with the US government to create a filter meant to block Claude from helping someone build a nuke. Experts are divided on whether its a necessary protection—or a protection at all.
www.wired.com
October 22, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Anthropic’s partnership with the DOE to keep Claude from building a nuclear weapon makes for good headlines. @heidykhlaaf.bsky.social calls it security theater. The real risk is AI firms gaining access to national security data.
www.wired.com/story/anthro...
www.wired.com/story/anthro...
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1/ NEW: Read our new report, “Calculated Need: Algorithms and the Fight for Medicaid Home Care.” We show how automated eligibility determinations are political tools that draw a subjective line between who is deserving and undeserving of getting care in their home. www.upturn.org/work/calcula...
October 21, 2025 at 6:26 PM
1/ NEW: Read our new report, “Calculated Need: Algorithms and the Fight for Medicaid Home Care.” We show how automated eligibility determinations are political tools that draw a subjective line between who is deserving and undeserving of getting care in their home. www.upturn.org/work/calcula...
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LIVE NOW: AI Now’s @ambakak.bsky.social joins UN Secretary General António Guterres, President of the General Assembly Annalena Baerbock, UN Tech Envoy Amandeep Gill, and nation leaders to launch a Global Dialogue on AI Governance on the floor of the UN.
Livestream: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1p...
Livestream: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1p...
High-level multi-stakeholder informal meeting to launch the Global Dialogue on Artificial Intelligence Governance
The high-level informal meeting is convened pursuant to General Assembly resolution 79/325, which established the Global Dialogue on Artificial Intelligence Governance as a follow-up to the Pact for t...
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September 25, 2025 at 6:58 PM
LIVE NOW: AI Now’s @ambakak.bsky.social joins UN Secretary General António Guterres, President of the General Assembly Annalena Baerbock, UN Tech Envoy Amandeep Gill, and nation leaders to launch a Global Dialogue on AI Governance on the floor of the UN.
Livestream: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1p...
Livestream: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1p...
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Tune in on Wednesday, September 24th 5-6pm ET for our live show at Climate Week NYC breaking down the real impacts of the AI data center boom on communities across the US.
RSVP to watch it live here: luma.com/l7m3nzzn
RSVP to watch it live here: luma.com/l7m3nzzn
September 18, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Tune in on Wednesday, September 24th 5-6pm ET for our live show at Climate Week NYC breaking down the real impacts of the AI data center boom on communities across the US.
RSVP to watch it live here: luma.com/l7m3nzzn
RSVP to watch it live here: luma.com/l7m3nzzn
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Tech leaders are tempering AI promises. The US government isn’t. Today in @inc.com, @ambakak.bsky.social says the alliance between Big Tech and the federal government means the biggest AI companies are positioning themselves as “too big to fail.”
www.inc.com/sam-blum/sam...
www.inc.com/sam-blum/sam...
Did Sam Altman Accidentally Admit That the AI Bubble Is Here?
A recent CNBC interview with the OpenAI CEO shows that tech leaders are changing how they judge AI models.
www.inc.com
August 13, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Tech leaders are tempering AI promises. The US government isn’t. Today in @inc.com, @ambakak.bsky.social says the alliance between Big Tech and the federal government means the biggest AI companies are positioning themselves as “too big to fail.”
www.inc.com/sam-blum/sam...
www.inc.com/sam-blum/sam...
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That push reach AGI before 2030 has real-world consequences - to the environment, data privacy, democracy, and labor - that don’t disappear with the promises that AI will someday solve humanity’s hardest problems.
“The future we’re being sold is not inevitable,” Kak said. (3/3)
“The future we’re being sold is not inevitable,” Kak said. (3/3)
July 31, 2025 at 4:03 PM
That push reach AGI before 2030 has real-world consequences - to the environment, data privacy, democracy, and labor - that don’t disappear with the promises that AI will someday solve humanity’s hardest problems.
“The future we’re being sold is not inevitable,” Kak said. (3/3)
“The future we’re being sold is not inevitable,” Kak said. (3/3)
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Their recent report, Artificial Power, pushes back on the "too big to fail" myth, arguing that AI firms are pouring billions into compute infrastructure and foundational models, often with government support, despite shaky business models and limited public accountability. (2/3)
July 31, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Their recent report, Artificial Power, pushes back on the "too big to fail" myth, arguing that AI firms are pouring billions into compute infrastructure and foundational models, often with government support, despite shaky business models and limited public accountability. (2/3)
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On this week's episode of @equity.bsky.social, I interviewed
@ambakak.bsky.social and Dr. Sarah Meyers West of
@ainowinstitute.bsky.social about Trump's AI Action Plan and who really benefits from the AI boom. (1/3)
techcrunch.com/podcast/who-...
@ambakak.bsky.social and Dr. Sarah Meyers West of
@ainowinstitute.bsky.social about Trump's AI Action Plan and who really benefits from the AI boom. (1/3)
techcrunch.com/podcast/who-...
Who really benefits from the AI boom?
Equity breaks down Trump’s AI Action plan and a new report challenging the “too big to fail” myth, AI spending, and accountability.
techcrunch.com
July 31, 2025 at 4:03 PM
On this week's episode of @equity.bsky.social, I interviewed
@ambakak.bsky.social and Dr. Sarah Meyers West of
@ainowinstitute.bsky.social about Trump's AI Action Plan and who really benefits from the AI boom. (1/3)
techcrunch.com/podcast/who-...
@ambakak.bsky.social and Dr. Sarah Meyers West of
@ainowinstitute.bsky.social about Trump's AI Action Plan and who really benefits from the AI boom. (1/3)
techcrunch.com/podcast/who-...
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NEW RESEARCH ALERT 🚨 TechEquity just published “Take the Mic: How Worker Voice Shapes Workplace Technology,” which explores different models of worker voice and why it matters.
July 30, 2025 at 3:23 PM
NEW RESEARCH ALERT 🚨 TechEquity just published “Take the Mic: How Worker Voice Shapes Workplace Technology,” which explores different models of worker voice and why it matters.
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Trump announced its AI Action plan for American AI dominance. What we really need is a People's AI Action plan to ensure Trump + Silicon Valley don't weaponize AI against working people, exacerbate the climate crisis and fortify the surveillance state.
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The White House released its AI Action plan this morning. We know where it came from: straight from Big Tech. But there’s another path available to us: we and over 100 other orgs called for a People’s AI Action Plan. Read it here: peoplesaiaction.com
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
People's AI Action Plan
peoplesaiaction.com
July 23, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Trump announced its AI Action plan for American AI dominance. What we really need is a People's AI Action plan to ensure Trump + Silicon Valley don't weaponize AI against working people, exacerbate the climate crisis and fortify the surveillance state.
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An AI action plan written by and for tech billionaires cannot and will not serve the interests of the broader public. We cannot let Big Tech special interests buy Washington and write the rules for AI and our economy. That's why we need a People’s AI Action Plan. peoplesaiaction.com
People's AI Action Plan
peoplesaiaction.com
July 22, 2025 at 6:07 PM
An AI action plan written by and for tech billionaires cannot and will not serve the interests of the broader public. We cannot let Big Tech special interests buy Washington and write the rules for AI and our economy. That's why we need a People’s AI Action Plan. peoplesaiaction.com
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The Trump admin’s AI plan will prioritize industry profits.
We need an AI policy that protects democracy, civil rights, and working people.
That’s why we’ve joined 70+ orgs to support a People’s AI Action Plan — a vision that puts people before profit.
📍Read at: peoplesaiaction.com
We need an AI policy that protects democracy, civil rights, and working people.
That’s why we’ve joined 70+ orgs to support a People’s AI Action Plan — a vision that puts people before profit.
📍Read at: peoplesaiaction.com
July 22, 2025 at 6:14 PM
The Trump admin’s AI plan will prioritize industry profits.
We need an AI policy that protects democracy, civil rights, and working people.
That’s why we’ve joined 70+ orgs to support a People’s AI Action Plan — a vision that puts people before profit.
📍Read at: peoplesaiaction.com
We need an AI policy that protects democracy, civil rights, and working people.
That’s why we’ve joined 70+ orgs to support a People’s AI Action Plan — a vision that puts people before profit.
📍Read at: peoplesaiaction.com
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Tomorrow, Trump will sign several EO’s on AI, including the "AI Action Plan". They are....not good.
While setting the stage for federal land giveaways and air & water pollution, they also penalize states that put safeguards in place.
So we signed the PEOPLE'S AI Action Plan. 🧵
While setting the stage for federal land giveaways and air & water pollution, they also penalize states that put safeguards in place.
So we signed the PEOPLE'S AI Action Plan. 🧵
July 22, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Tomorrow, Trump will sign several EO’s on AI, including the "AI Action Plan". They are....not good.
While setting the stage for federal land giveaways and air & water pollution, they also penalize states that put safeguards in place.
So we signed the PEOPLE'S AI Action Plan. 🧵
While setting the stage for federal land giveaways and air & water pollution, they also penalize states that put safeguards in place.
So we signed the PEOPLE'S AI Action Plan. 🧵
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The White House released its AI Action plan this morning. We know where it came from: straight from Big Tech. But there’s another path available to us: we and over 100 other orgs called for a People’s AI Action Plan. Read it here: peoplesaiaction.com
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
People's AI Action Plan
peoplesaiaction.com
July 23, 2025 at 2:44 PM
The White House released its AI Action plan this morning. We know where it came from: straight from Big Tech. But there’s another path available to us: we and over 100 other orgs called for a People’s AI Action Plan. Read it here: peoplesaiaction.com
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
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The 90+ organizations supporting a People's AI Action Plan all have concrete, actionable ideas for an AI agenda that furthers the interests of everyday people and challenges the tech billionaire agenda we’ll see from the White House. Learn more about them: peoplesaiaction.com
July 22, 2025 at 2:05 PM
The 90+ organizations supporting a People's AI Action Plan all have concrete, actionable ideas for an AI agenda that furthers the interests of everyday people and challenges the tech billionaire agenda we’ll see from the White House. Learn more about them: peoplesaiaction.com
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Today the OpenAI Nonprofit Commission released a report asserting OpenAI is ‘positioned to be a force of good in this Age of Intelligence’. The report also claims that AI Now was among the orgs participating in the listening process that led to this report. We did not.
July 18, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Today the OpenAI Nonprofit Commission released a report asserting OpenAI is ‘positioned to be a force of good in this Age of Intelligence’. The report also claims that AI Now was among the orgs participating in the listening process that led to this report. We did not.
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Friendly reminder that there's no point talking about using a technology "for good" if you don't let people talk about how it's also being used for bad.
July 10, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Friendly reminder that there's no point talking about using a technology "for good" if you don't let people talk about how it's also being used for bad.
Watch @smw.bsky.social @bcmerchant.bsky.social @ruchowdh.bsky.social break it down in this excellent primer by @moreperfectunion.bsky.social on the mythologies that sustain Big Tech AI power; and how we might pull the rug from under them!
NEW: Artificial intelligence isn’t about curing cancer or American dominance.
According to Open AI & Microsoft it’s about one thing – profits.
And they’re engaged in a covert campaign to eliminate any regulation that might slow their path to consolidating power.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUfS...
According to Open AI & Microsoft it’s about one thing – profits.
And they’re engaged in a covert campaign to eliminate any regulation that might slow their path to consolidating power.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUfS...
The Truth About Silicon Valley’s Radical Vision for Al
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
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July 3, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Watch @smw.bsky.social @bcmerchant.bsky.social @ruchowdh.bsky.social break it down in this excellent primer by @moreperfectunion.bsky.social on the mythologies that sustain Big Tech AI power; and how we might pull the rug from under them!
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A 99–1 Senate vote against a 10-year AI regulation ban is a win for democracy and public safety. As @ambakak.bsky.social told @davelee.me at @bloomberg.com, we’ve seen what happens when tech regulation waits and we can’t afford to fall behind.
Read more here: www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Read more here: www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Senators Came to Their Senses on AI Regulation Ban
The states have stepped in repeatedly to fill the void created by inaction in Washington and have a vital role to play.
www.bloomberg.com
July 2, 2025 at 7:23 AM
A 99–1 Senate vote against a 10-year AI regulation ban is a win for democracy and public safety. As @ambakak.bsky.social told @davelee.me at @bloomberg.com, we’ve seen what happens when tech regulation waits and we can’t afford to fall behind.
Read more here: www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Read more here: www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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The bipartisan American Science Acceleration Project sounds promising, but "move fast and break things" isn't a strategy for trustworthy research. I write in @science.org about why we need acceleration that opens doors to participation and accountability.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Ten times faster is not 10 times better
As the Trump administration systematically defunds the American research ecosystem, while disingenuously promising a return to so-called “gold standard science,” hope can be drawn from the new biparti...
www.science.org
June 27, 2025 at 9:59 AM
The bipartisan American Science Acceleration Project sounds promising, but "move fast and break things" isn't a strategy for trustworthy research. I write in @science.org about why we need acceleration that opens doors to participation and accountability.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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1/ The government is fielding AI to gather intelligence, patrol borders, and fight wars. My latest in @lawfaremedia.org explains how Congress should step up its scrutiny of the ways taxpayer dollars are spent on acquiring and developing these systems: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/narr...
@amostoh.bsky.social looks at the Office of Management and Budget's recent memos on the government's use of AI and argues that the Trump admin and Congress should build on the memos to provide clarity and consistency to how these rules apply to national security uses of the technology.
Narrowing the National Security Exception to Federal AI Guardrails
Fostering public trust in how the government uses AI to protect national security requires robust and enforceable rules on how it is authorized, tested, disclosed, and overseen.
www.lawfaremedia.org
June 26, 2025 at 4:21 PM
1/ The government is fielding AI to gather intelligence, patrol borders, and fight wars. My latest in @lawfaremedia.org explains how Congress should step up its scrutiny of the ways taxpayer dollars are spent on acquiring and developing these systems: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/narr...
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.@ambakak.bsky.social argues that the 10-year moratorium on state AI regulation is an unfair bargain for bipartisan lawmakers whose districts rely on BEAD funding.
Read more in @politifact.bsky.social: www.politifact.com/article/2025/jun/17/state-AI-laws-moratorium-reconciliation-bill
Read more in @politifact.bsky.social: www.politifact.com/article/2025/jun/17/state-AI-laws-moratorium-reconciliation-bill
June 26, 2025 at 3:44 PM
.@ambakak.bsky.social argues that the 10-year moratorium on state AI regulation is an unfair bargain for bipartisan lawmakers whose districts rely on BEAD funding.
Read more in @politifact.bsky.social: www.politifact.com/article/2025/jun/17/state-AI-laws-moratorium-reconciliation-bill
Read more in @politifact.bsky.social: www.politifact.com/article/2025/jun/17/state-AI-laws-moratorium-reconciliation-bill
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TODAY, June 24th, at 5:00 PM ET | 2:00 PM PT.
There’s still time to register here: mediajustice.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
There’s still time to register here: mediajustice.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
TOMORROW: Join us and Kate Brennan from @ainowinstitute.bsky.social to break down the latest threat to our communities — the #BigBadBill. This legislation would harm our communities and tear apart #AI regulation on the state level.
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June 24, 2025 at 3:19 PM
TODAY, June 24th, at 5:00 PM ET | 2:00 PM PT.
There’s still time to register here: mediajustice.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
There’s still time to register here: mediajustice.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Was honoured to participate in this ICRC panel to discuss the launch of their recommendations for the use of AI decision support systems within military and lethal contexts. The recording of the event can be found here: vimeo.com/1094320405?s...
June 18, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Was honoured to participate in this ICRC panel to discuss the launch of their recommendations for the use of AI decision support systems within military and lethal contexts. The recording of the event can be found here: vimeo.com/1094320405?s...