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AI Now Associate Director Kate Brennan Testifies at the New York City Council Committee on Technology Hearing on the MyCity Portal
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1: The Food and Drug Administration
Aug 1, 2024
0: Why an Independent Agency? And why the FDA?
Aug 1, 2024
The Fight to Reclaim Technical Expertise Amid the Fall of Chevron Deference
Aug 1, 2024
Appendix 1: How AI Is Regulated Today
Aug 1, 2024
Appendix 3: Comparison of FDA Mechanisms and AI Regulatory Proposals
Aug 1, 2024
Appendix 2: How Does the FDA Work?
Aug 1, 2024
2: What Does the FDA Do?
Aug 1, 2024
3: Lessons from the FDA Model
Aug 1, 2024
4: Challenges for FDA-Style Interventions
Aug 1, 2024
Public Interest AI for Europe? Shaping Europe’s Nascent Industrial Policy
Jul 1, 2024
Safety and War: Safety and Security Assurance of Military AI Systems
Jun 25, 2024
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Big AI isn’t just lobbying Washington—it’s joining it
On Tuesday, the AI Now Institute, a research and advocacy nonprofit that studies the social implications of AI, released a report that accused AI companies of “pushing out shiny objects to detract from the business reality while they desperately try to derisk their portfolios through government subsidies and steady public-sector (often carceral or military) contracts.” The organization says the public needs “to reckon with the ways in which today’s AI isn’t just being used by us, it’s being used on us.”
Fortune
Jun 6, 2025
Trump’s Big, Beautiful Handout to the AI Industry
The patchwork is hardly as daunting as Obernolte claims it is, argued Amba Kak, co-executive director of the AI Now Institute, a think tank that opposes commercial surveillance. The most sweeping state legislation that has actually passed — in California and Colorado — mostly addresses transparency about when AI is being used, she said. Laws in other states are designed to go after the worst-of-the-worst actors in the developing field, Kak said. Those laws target political “deepfakes,” AI “revenge porn,” and the use of AI by health insurance companies.
The Intercept
May 29, 2025
Report: How local governments can prioritize responsible AI adoption
Despite such challenges for regulation, local governments still have tools to help ensure they responsibly adopt and implement AI technology, according to a new report from the Local Progress Impact Lab and AI Now Institute.
Route Fifty
May 29, 2025
Reactions to the Bipartisan US House AI Task Force Report
The Bipartisan House Task Force on AI released a 253-page report gesturing towards the many material harms of rapid AI adoption while providing few meaningful policy recommendations to address it.
Tech Policy Press
Dec 26, 2024
How to Remedy Google’s Search Monopoly
AI Now Associate Director Kate Brennan discusses Google's antitrust case in conversation with Alissa Cooper, Cristina Caffarra. and David Dinielli.
Tech Policy Press
Dec 24, 2024
The Elephant in the Room in the Google Search Case: Generative AI
The elephant in the room is generative AI, which is rapidly transforming the search engine market landscape. Look no further than Google’s own generative AI chatbot Gemini, which provides users with an impossible-to-opt-out-of “AI Summary” at the top of Google’s own search results page.
Tech Policy Press
Dec 24, 2024