Why AI companies want you to be afraid of them
When Anthropic touted the capabilities of its new model, Mythos, some criticized their fear-based marketing while others doubted the claims. AI Now's Heidy Khlaaf says we need more transparency in order to substantiate what Anthropic's says: "I think there are a lot of cracks in this narrative that Mythos is all powerful, we can't release it."
BBC
Apr 29, 2026
The tech industry is applying an Uber-style ‘gigification’ model to nursing. It means no workers’ comp, AI managers, and ‘surveillance wages’
In a similar vein to ridesharing apps, the "gigification" of health care might come at the expense of worker security and even allow companies to sidestep regulations, according to AI Now's new report on the state of nursing gig work.
Fortune
Apr 23, 2026
Nurses Sound Alarm as ‘Uber for Nursing’ Apps Push to Deregulate Healthcare
A new AI Now Institute report published April 21, 2026, warns that gig-work platforms marketed as "Uber for nursing" are aggressively lobbying states to rewrite healthcare staffing rules, a push that could leave nurses with less pay, fewer protections, and less control over their shifts, according to The Guardian.
nurse.org
Apr 22, 2026
‘Uber for nurses’: gig-work apps lobby to deregulate healthcare, report finds
Billion-dollar tech platforms are aggressively pushing for deregulation of the “Uber for nursing” industry in an effort to expand gig work in the healthcare sector, according to a report published on Tuesday.
The Guardian
Apr 21, 2026
‘Safety first’ puts Anthropic ahead in game of AI spin
Dr Heidy Khlaaf, chief AI scientist at AI Now, is skeptical. She notes Anthropic provides no comparison with existing automated security tools, nor any false-positive rates.
The Observer
Apr 12, 2026
‘Too powerful for the public’: inside Anthropic’s bid to win the AI publicity war
“Mythos is a strategic announcement to show that they’re open for business,” said Dr. Heidy Khlaaf, chief AI scientist at AI Now, saying Anthropic’s release limitation prevented independent experts from evaluating the company’s claims.
The Guardian
Apr 12, 2026
AI companies know they have an image problem. Will funding policy papers and thinktanks dig them out?
“The OpenAI paper has a lot of the sounds of wanting more regulatory oversight,” said Sarah Myers West, co-executive director at AI Now. “But then when you look under the hood, they have lobbied very successfully for an administration that has taken a very aggressive deregulatory stance toward AI.”
The Guardian
Apr 12, 2026
The Great AI Grift
Tech leaders want you to believe that AI is the key to a new golden age. The reality looks more like a bold, government-backed heist.
The Nation
Apr 8, 2026
Why Anthropic won’t release its new Claude Mythos AI model to the public
Heidy Khlaaf, chief AI scientist at the AI Now Institute, a U.S.-based research institute, said Anthropic’s detailed blog post explaining the new vulnerabilities left out many key details needed to verify its claims.
NBC News
Apr 8, 2026
AI Giants Go on Charm Offensive to Avert Public Backlash
But broad skepticism and fear about the impact of AI have made opposing all regulation untenable for tech company CEOs, said Kak, who is co-executive director of the AI Now Institute, which has advocated for AI regulation. If they can’t oppose every policy, “What’s the next best move?” she asked. “It’s to place yourself in the driver’s seat, and that is what every single one of them is doing.”
The Wall Street Journal
Apr 7, 2026
U.S. military is using AI to help plan Iran air attacks, sources say, as lawmakers call for oversight
“It’s very dangerous that ‘speed’ is somehow being sold to us as strategic here, when it’s really a cover for indiscriminate targeting when you consider how inaccurate these models are,” Khlaaf said.
NBC News
Mar 11, 2026
AI on the battlefield: How is the US integrating AI into its military?
“It was very surprising to see the sudden deployment of these tools, especially when I think the larger community does not think that they’re ready for said deployment,” said Heidy Khlaaf, chief AI scientist at AI Now Institute.
EuroNews
Mar 6, 2026
Iran and AI on the battlefield
Today we're talking about AI military capabilities, how companies like Anthropic and OpenAI have become, or are on their way to becoming deeply enmeshed in the military. And what happens when these companies and governments start building systems that help decide who lives and who dies in a war. I'm joined today by Heidy Khlaaf. She is the chief AI scientist at the AI Now Institute and an expert on AI safety within defence and national security, including in autonomous weapons systems.
CBC
Mar 6, 2026
AI in Iran: who’s pulling the trigger? | The Take
In this episode of The Take, AI Now's Chief AI Scientist Heidy Khlaaf joins Malika Bilal to discuss how AI is being used by the Pentagon to make military decisions.
Al Jazeera
Mar 6, 2026
Key Questions on the Role of Technology in the Expanding Middle East War
Tech Policy Press asked experts working at the intersection of technology policy, security, and international affairs to share what they are watching as the situation unfolds.
Tech Policy Press
Mar 5, 2026
The one question everyone should be asking after OpenAI’s deal with the Pentagon
“In terms of safety guardrails for ‘high-stake decisions’ or surveillance, the existing guardrails for generative AI are deeply lacking, and it has been shown how easily compromised they are, intentionally or inadvertently,” Heidy Khlaaf, the chief AI scientist at the nonprofit AI Now Institute, told me. “It’s highly doubtful that if they cannot guard their systems against benign cases, they’d be able to do so for complex military and surveillance operations.”
Vox
Mar 3, 2026
AI company Anthropic amends core safety principle amid growing competition in sector
But Heidy Khlaaf, chief AI scientist at independent research group the AI Now Institute, says despite Anthropic’s safety-first reputation, it has always fallen short when it comes to its attempts to prevent human harm.
CBC
Feb 27, 2026
Anthropic loosens safety pledge to compete with its AI peers
Core to Anthropic’s safety effort had been a pledge called the responsible scaling policy, said Sarah Myers West, co-executive director of the AI Now Institute. “If they believe that the capabilities of these tools outstrip their ability to control them and ensure that they’re safe, they would stop building them,” she said of the policy.
Marketplace
Feb 25, 2026
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