AI Now Institute
@ainowinstitute.bsky.social
The AI Now Institute produces diagnosis and actionable policy research on artificial intelligence.
Find us at https://ainowinstitute.org/
Find us at https://ainowinstitute.org/
Join us for a webinar on December 4th at 1 pm ET to launch our North Star Policy Toolkit for Data center Organizers & Policymakers. We’ll preview the guide and feature a panel of organizers who have won local and state battles against data center expansion.
Register: bit.ly/data-center-...
Register: bit.ly/data-center-...
November 18, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Join us for a webinar on December 4th at 1 pm ET to launch our North Star Policy Toolkit for Data center Organizers & Policymakers. We’ll preview the guide and feature a panel of organizers who have won local and state battles against data center expansion.
Register: bit.ly/data-center-...
Register: bit.ly/data-center-...
If you’ll be at Circuit Breakers this weekend, join our session on Sunday at 2:30pm with @amzn4climate.bsky.social: "Al & Tech Power: How Tech Workers Are Fighting for Our Jobs, Communities, and Climate."
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October 17, 2025 at 6:06 PM
If you’ll be at Circuit Breakers this weekend, join our session on Sunday at 2:30pm with @amzn4climate.bsky.social: "Al & Tech Power: How Tech Workers Are Fighting for Our Jobs, Communities, and Climate."
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NVIDIA’s $100B OpenAI investment is a reflection of a larger trend: companies investing in their own customers to create a veneer of a functioning market that isn’t actually producing economic value. @smw.bsky.social explained the economics of the ever-inflating AI bubble on Computer Says Maybe.
October 10, 2025 at 1:50 PM
NVIDIA’s $100B OpenAI investment is a reflection of a larger trend: companies investing in their own customers to create a veneer of a functioning market that isn’t actually producing economic value. @smw.bsky.social explained the economics of the ever-inflating AI bubble on Computer Says Maybe.
. @smw.bsky.social joined joined Alix Dunn at “Computer Says Maybe" to discuss the economics of the AI bubble. Even as companies are realizing this tech isn’t as useful as they thought it would be, gov actors are signing lucrative contracts.
Watch it on YouTube: youtu.be/WvN1wQ_CBlY
Watch it on YouTube: youtu.be/WvN1wQ_CBlY
October 1, 2025 at 3:17 PM
. @smw.bsky.social joined joined Alix Dunn at “Computer Says Maybe" to discuss the economics of the AI bubble. Even as companies are realizing this tech isn’t as useful as they thought it would be, gov actors are signing lucrative contracts.
Watch it on YouTube: youtu.be/WvN1wQ_CBlY
Watch it on YouTube: youtu.be/WvN1wQ_CBlY
OpenAI, Anthropic & others have shifted from championing ethics to signing $200M+ defense contracts that embed gen AI into high-risk military systems. In @theverge.com, @heidykhlaaf.bsky.social explains why the move toward defense partnerships is a safety risk.
Listen here: shorturl.at/mTAZq
Listen here: shorturl.at/mTAZq
September 30, 2025 at 6:19 PM
OpenAI, Anthropic & others have shifted from championing ethics to signing $200M+ defense contracts that embed gen AI into high-risk military systems. In @theverge.com, @heidykhlaaf.bsky.social explains why the move toward defense partnerships is a safety risk.
Listen here: shorturl.at/mTAZq
Listen here: shorturl.at/mTAZq
Yesterday, @ambakak.bsky.social joined world leaders & others at the UN to support the new Global Dialogue on AI Governance. She advocated for industry-independent scrutiny of claims of AI benefits and risks, and for a people-centered AI sovereignty agenda.
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September 26, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Yesterday, @ambakak.bsky.social joined world leaders & others at the UN to support the new Global Dialogue on AI Governance. She advocated for industry-independent scrutiny of claims of AI benefits and risks, and for a people-centered AI sovereignty agenda.
ainowinstitute.org/news/ai-now-...
ainowinstitute.org/news/ai-now-...
TODAY! Join a livestream conversation with those at the frontlines of the resistance against AI data centers and in defense of our democracy. We’re excited to co-host with @themaybe.org, @cmmonwealth.bsky.social, and Climate & Community Institute
RSVP to watch it live at 5pm ET:
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RSVP to watch it live at 5pm ET:
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September 24, 2025 at 2:58 PM
TODAY! Join a livestream conversation with those at the frontlines of the resistance against AI data centers and in defense of our democracy. We’re excited to co-host with @themaybe.org, @cmmonwealth.bsky.social, and Climate & Community Institute
RSVP to watch it live at 5pm ET:
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RSVP to watch it live at 5pm ET:
luma.com/l7m3nzzn
Last week, @smw.bsky.social spoke at @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social about the AI arms race and mythologies around AGI. "If policymakers are hinging significant decision making on pursuit of AGI and foregoing near term concerns, that's a risky and irresponsible bet."
September 9, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Last week, @smw.bsky.social spoke at @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social about the AI arms race and mythologies around AGI. "If policymakers are hinging significant decision making on pursuit of AGI and foregoing near term concerns, that's a risky and irresponsible bet."
We are excited to announce that AI Now’s Chief AI Scientist, Dr. @heidykhlaaf.bsky.social, is one of MIT @technologyreview.com's 2025 Innovators Under 35, which recognizes scientists, inventors, and entrepreneurs from around the world.
Read about Dr. Khlaaf’s work here: ter.li/5iqt4y
Read about Dr. Khlaaf’s work here: ter.li/5iqt4y
September 8, 2025 at 12:42 PM
We are excited to announce that AI Now’s Chief AI Scientist, Dr. @heidykhlaaf.bsky.social, is one of MIT @technologyreview.com's 2025 Innovators Under 35, which recognizes scientists, inventors, and entrepreneurs from around the world.
Read about Dr. Khlaaf’s work here: ter.li/5iqt4y
Read about Dr. Khlaaf’s work here: ter.li/5iqt4y
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
. @kate-brennan.bsky.social sat down with
@novasafo.bsky.social at Marketplace to speak about algorithmic decision systems’ impact on people's everyday lives, like deciding whether someone qualifies for a bank loan or whether a rental application is approved.
www.marketplace.org/episode/2025...
@novasafo.bsky.social at Marketplace to speak about algorithmic decision systems’ impact on people's everyday lives, like deciding whether someone qualifies for a bank loan or whether a rental application is approved.
www.marketplace.org/episode/2025...
July 9, 2025 at 10:11 AM
. @kate-brennan.bsky.social sat down with
@novasafo.bsky.social at Marketplace to speak about algorithmic decision systems’ impact on people's everyday lives, like deciding whether someone qualifies for a bank loan or whether a rental application is approved.
www.marketplace.org/episode/2025...
@novasafo.bsky.social at Marketplace to speak about algorithmic decision systems’ impact on people's everyday lives, like deciding whether someone qualifies for a bank loan or whether a rental application is approved.
www.marketplace.org/episode/2025...
“[There’s] been this discourse that emerges at moments when AI is being more stringently regulated around there being an arms race between the US and China.” @smw.bsky.social sat down with @moreperfectunion.bsky.social about Big Tech’s consolidation of power and more.
July 8, 2025 at 12:51 PM
“[There’s] been this discourse that emerges at moments when AI is being more stringently regulated around there being an arms race between the US and China.” @smw.bsky.social sat down with @moreperfectunion.bsky.social about Big Tech’s consolidation of power and more.
.@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
Using AI for targeting when accuracy levels are as low as 60% is little better than a flip of a coin - we need to be more responsible about military use, warns @heidykhlaaf.bsky.social during an @icrc.org webinar on AI in Military Decision Making.
June 25, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Using AI for targeting when accuracy levels are as low as 60% is little better than a flip of a coin - we need to be more responsible about military use, warns @heidykhlaaf.bsky.social during an @icrc.org webinar on AI in Military Decision Making.
We recently published Artificial Power: 2025 Landscape Report. It’s an all-in-one resource to explain why it’s troubling for tech companies to push AI into every corner of our social, political, and economic lives.
Read it here: ainowinstitute.org/publications...
Read it here: ainowinstitute.org/publications...
June 19, 2025 at 4:56 PM
We recently published Artificial Power: 2025 Landscape Report. It’s an all-in-one resource to explain why it’s troubling for tech companies to push AI into every corner of our social, political, and economic lives.
Read it here: ainowinstitute.org/publications...
Read it here: ainowinstitute.org/publications...
Today’s AI isn’t just being used by us, it’s being used on us. We need to reclaim public power over the future trajectory of AI. In our 2025 report we offer a policy roadmap for how to regulate AI in favor of the public interest.
Read the report: ainowinstitute.org/2025-landscape
Read the report: ainowinstitute.org/2025-landscape
June 11, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Today’s AI isn’t just being used by us, it’s being used on us. We need to reclaim public power over the future trajectory of AI. In our 2025 report we offer a policy roadmap for how to regulate AI in favor of the public interest.
Read the report: ainowinstitute.org/2025-landscape
Read the report: ainowinstitute.org/2025-landscape
Instead of debating how “good” technologies like ChatGPT are, we should be asking whether the AI industry’s unaccountable power is good for society.
Read our 2025 Landscape Report: ainowinstitute.org/2025-landscape
Read our 2025 Landscape Report: ainowinstitute.org/2025-landscape
June 9, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Instead of debating how “good” technologies like ChatGPT are, we should be asking whether the AI industry’s unaccountable power is good for society.
Read our 2025 Landscape Report: ainowinstitute.org/2025-landscape
Read our 2025 Landscape Report: ainowinstitute.org/2025-landscape
Our 2025 Landscape Report unpacks how the market has been rigged to ensure that Big Tech firms will win no matter how things play out.
Read Artificial Power here: ainowinstitute.org/2025-landscape
Read Artificial Power here: ainowinstitute.org/2025-landscape
June 5, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Our 2025 Landscape Report unpacks how the market has been rigged to ensure that Big Tech firms will win no matter how things play out.
Read Artificial Power here: ainowinstitute.org/2025-landscape
Read Artificial Power here: ainowinstitute.org/2025-landscape
At our launch event for @karenhao.bsky.social's new book, Empire of AI, Lina Khan spoke on the ramifications of Big Tech’s consolidated control over AI.
Watch the full recording: ainowinstitute.org/news/announc...
Watch the full recording: ainowinstitute.org/news/announc...
June 4, 2025 at 4:50 PM
At our launch event for @karenhao.bsky.social's new book, Empire of AI, Lina Khan spoke on the ramifications of Big Tech’s consolidated control over AI.
Watch the full recording: ainowinstitute.org/news/announc...
Watch the full recording: ainowinstitute.org/news/announc...
Artificial Power, AI Now’s 2025 Landscape Report, examines the fallout of the ‘AI boom,’ and how the push to integrate AI products everywhere grants AI companies, and the tech oligarchs that run them, power that goes far beyond their deep pockets. Read it: ainowinstitute.org/2025-landscape
June 3, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Artificial Power, AI Now’s 2025 Landscape Report, examines the fallout of the ‘AI boom,’ and how the push to integrate AI products everywhere grants AI companies, and the tech oligarchs that run them, power that goes far beyond their deep pockets. Read it: ainowinstitute.org/2025-landscape
NEW REPORT: Artificial Power, our 2025 Landscape Report, is out.
Today’s AI isn’t just being used by us, it’s being used on us. We urgently need to reclaim public power over the future trajectory of AI. Another path is possible.
Read the report: ainowinstitute.org/2025-landscape
Today’s AI isn’t just being used by us, it’s being used on us. We urgently need to reclaim public power over the future trajectory of AI. Another path is possible.
Read the report: ainowinstitute.org/2025-landscape
June 3, 2025 at 12:36 PM
NEW REPORT: Artificial Power, our 2025 Landscape Report, is out.
Today’s AI isn’t just being used by us, it’s being used on us. We urgently need to reclaim public power over the future trajectory of AI. Another path is possible.
Read the report: ainowinstitute.org/2025-landscape
Today’s AI isn’t just being used by us, it’s being used on us. We urgently need to reclaim public power over the future trajectory of AI. Another path is possible.
Read the report: ainowinstitute.org/2025-landscape
On June 2 we’re excited to host two of the sharpest thinkers on tech power: Columbia law professor and former FTC Chair @linamkhan.bsky.social will join @karenhao.bsky.social for a conversation about AI & to celebrate the launch of Karen’s new book. Join the waitlist: forms.gle/U9WegXAb5zAw...
May 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM
On June 2 we’re excited to host two of the sharpest thinkers on tech power: Columbia law professor and former FTC Chair @linamkhan.bsky.social will join @karenhao.bsky.social for a conversation about AI & to celebrate the launch of Karen’s new book. Join the waitlist: forms.gle/U9WegXAb5zAw...
In testimony yesterday before the House Committee on Energy & Commerce, @ambakak.bsky.social spelled out what we have to lose: this moratorium on state AI laws flies in the face of common sense – it sets back the clock and freezes it there.
May 22, 2025 at 5:46 PM
In testimony yesterday before the House Committee on Energy & Commerce, @ambakak.bsky.social spelled out what we have to lose: this moratorium on state AI laws flies in the face of common sense – it sets back the clock and freezes it there.
NEWS: As AI’s energy demands surge, tech leaders are looking to nuclear energy to fuel its power-hungry AI usage, pushing for speed over safety. We’re launching a stream of work focused on energy infrastructure, safety, and the risks of fast-tracking oversight in the name of AI. shorturl.at/HSwsn
May 20, 2025 at 2:01 PM
NEWS: As AI’s energy demands surge, tech leaders are looking to nuclear energy to fuel its power-hungry AI usage, pushing for speed over safety. We’re launching a stream of work focused on energy infrastructure, safety, and the risks of fast-tracking oversight in the name of AI. shorturl.at/HSwsn
Please join the AI Now Institute and @karenhao.bsky.social to celebrate the launch of her book Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAI, with a fireside chat and a first look at the AI Now Institute's 2025 report. Limited tickets available. Join the waitlist here: shorturl.at/LKUiq
May 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Please join the AI Now Institute and @karenhao.bsky.social to celebrate the launch of her book Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAI, with a fireside chat and a first look at the AI Now Institute's 2025 report. Limited tickets available. Join the waitlist here: shorturl.at/LKUiq