“We are an independent research institute equipping the field with expert analysis to challenge and reimagine the current trajectory of AI.”In its own words: ainowinstitute.org
Independent research and policy institute on AI in the public interest, working on accountability, concentrated corporate power, labour, biometrics and AI in safety-critical and national-security settings; started at New York University.
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Received $3.9M from 1 funder
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Led by Amba Kak (Co-Executive Director), Sarah Myers West (Co-Executive Director), Lucy Suchman (Board President)Checked 8 Nov 2026
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Funded by
- MacArthur Foundation$3.9M
All grants
6 grants totalling $3.9M, newest first.
2025 2 grants · $2.3M
| Date | Funder | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | MacArthur Foundation | $2M | General operating support: AI research/policy analysis, countering commercial surveillance, concentrated corporate power, weak public accountability (3 years) — MacArthur Technology in the Public Interest, grantee page source |
| 2025 | MacArthur Foundation | $300k | Flexible support for AI Now Institute public-interest AI research incl. AI, national security, geopolitics (1 year) — MacArthur Technology in the Public Interest, grantee page source |
2019 1 grant · $40k
| Date | Funder | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | MacArthur Foundation | $40k | Two litigating algorithms workshops by AI Now Institute (US and EU) (5 months) — MacArthur Technology in the Public Interest, grantee page source |
2017 2 grants · $1.5M
| Date | Funder | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | MacArthur Foundation | $1.5M | AI Now Institute: general support for AI research, policy analysis, public engagement (4 years, 3 months) — MacArthur Technology in the Public Interest, grantee page source |
| 2017 | MacArthur Foundation | $10k | Information Law Institute: 2017 AI Now Symposium at MIT Media Lab (4 months) — MacArthur Technology in the Public Interest, grantee page source |
2016 1 grant · $25k
| Date | Funder | Amount | Purpose |
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| 2016 | MacArthur Foundation | $25k | 2016 AI Now Symposium (4 months) — MacArthur (programme not labelled on grantee page), grantee page source |