AI Now Institute

AI Now Institute Previews Report on Whether AI Firms' Public Benefit Structures Work
The AI Now Institute has announced an upcoming guest report that asks whether the unusual corporate structures adopted by leading AI companies actually make them act in…
BusinessAI Now Institute: Regulate AI Firms for Corporate Negligence, Not Abstract Risk
Kate Brennan of the AI Now Institute argues that governments should treat AI harms as a matter of corporate negligence and consider holding companies strictly liable for…
Safety and ethicsResearchers say Hugging Face breach was preventable with standard security
Security researchers say the Hugging Face breach was largely preventable with standard cybersecurity protocols, according to an AI Now Institute piece. Boyan Milanov, a…
BusinessMamdani Backs Push for Hochul to Sign NY Data Center Bill
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he would push Gov. Kathy Hochul to sign the "Responsible Data Center Development Act", answering with a plain "yes" at an event…
BusinessMamdani says federal government has abdicated on AI, urges pushback
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani told an audience at Webster Hall that the rapid rollout of AI is not inevitable and that public officials should hold AI companies…
BusinessAI Now Urges NYC Council to Add Friction to AI in Sensitive Areas
AI Now Institute Program Associate Aashna Agarwal testified before the New York City Council on AI risks, arguing that AI companies' financial interests clash with…
Safety and ethicsAI Now Institute: Doomerism Is Science Fiction That Favors Big AI
AI Now Institute argues that fears of AI-driven human extinction rest on no scientific work and end up serving the largest AI companies. In an article published on its…