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AI Now Institute @ainowinstitute.bsky.social · 5d

Last week we co-hosted a live show with Computer Says Maybe at Climate Week NYC on AI and data center expansion. If you missed it, catch the recording!

Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1KS...
Or listen here: www.themaybe.org/podcast/nyc-...

Let Them Eat Compute: Computer Says Maybe LIVE from Climate Week

YouTube video by The Maybe

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Amazon Employees for Climate Justice @amzn4climate.bsky.social · 8d

1/ It’s time to get real about Amazon and AI. Amazon coworkers: sign our open letter below to tell Amazon leadership that we need a more responsible rollout of AI. Everyone else: Send our letter to anyone who works at Amazon or even in the tech industry.
www.amazonclimatejustice.org/open-letter?...

Open Letter — AECJ

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Alix Dunn @alixdunn.com · 8d

I don’t want AI companies to get a bailout. I said this to @smw.bsky.social of @ainowinstitute.bsky.social last week, and she said they already were being bailed out. We sat down to talk about it in our first full-form video interview here:
youtu.be/WvN1wQ_CBlY?...

Are AI Companies Cooking the Books? w/ Sarah Myers West

YouTube video by The Maybe

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AI Now Institute @ainowinstitute.bsky.social · 7d

This builds on a broader stream of research at AI Now that interrogates the various flavors of AI Nationalism that we’re seeing across the globe and advocates for centering public interest in these efforts: ainowinstitute.org/publications...

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AI Now Institute @ainowinstitute.bsky.social · 7d

. @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

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AI Now Institute @ainowinstitute.bsky.social · 8d

For further reading, check out @heidykhlaaf.bsky.social's latest report on the national security risks caused by weakened approaches to AI safety:

ainowinstitute.org/news/announc...

New Report on the National Security Risks from Weakened AI Safety Frameworks

READ PAPER ON ARXIV → The AI Now Institute has released a new report, Safety Co-Option and Compromised National Security: The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy of Weakened AI Risk Thresholds, sounding the alar...

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AI Now Institute @ainowinstitute.bsky.social · 8d

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

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AI Now Institute @ainowinstitute.bsky.social · 12d

Watch @ambakak.bsky.social's remarks from 1:27:46:

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High-level multi-stakeholder informal meeting to launch the Global Dialogue on Artificial Intelligence Governance

The high-level informal meeting is convened pursuant to General Assembly resolution 79/325, which established the Global Dialogue on Artificial Intelligence Governance as a follow-up to the Pact for t...

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AI Now Institute @ainowinstitute.bsky.social · 12d

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-...

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AI Now Institute @ainowinstitute.bsky.social · 13d

LIVE NOW: AI Now’s @ambakak.bsky.social joins UN Secretary General António Guterres, President of the General Assembly Annalena Baerbock, UN Tech Envoy Amandeep Gill, and nation leaders to launch a Global Dialogue on AI Governance on the floor of the UN.

Livestream: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1p...

High-level multi-stakeholder informal meeting to launch the Global Dialogue on Artificial Intelligence Governance

The high-level informal meeting is convened pursuant to General Assembly resolution 79/325, which established the Global Dialogue on Artificial Intelligence Governance as a follow-up to the Pact for t...

webtv.un.org

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Dr Heidy Khlaaf (هايدي خلاف) @heidykhlaaf.bsky.social · 13d

It was great speaking to @haydenfield.bsky.social on the Decoder podcast, where we discussed the relationship between safety and the push for generative AI to be deployed within military applications.
www.theverge.com/podcast/7848...

How AI safety took a backseat to military money

Heidy Khlaff discusses the industry shift toward military applications and what it means for AI safety.

www.theverge.com

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AI Now Institute @ainowinstitute.bsky.social · 14d

We’re thrilled to share that AI Now advisor Dr. Sofia Guerra has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering. She joins a community of 1,700 leading engineers around the world. Congratulations, Sofia!

raeng.org.uk/news/royal-a...

Royal Academy of Engineering welcomes 74 new Fellows

At its AGM on 23 September 2025 the Royal Academy of Engineering elected 74 leading figures in the field of engineering and technology to its Fellowship.

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AI Now Institute @ainowinstitute.bsky.social · 14d

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:
luma.com/l7m3nzzn

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Ada Lovelace Institute @adalovelaceinst.bsky.social · 20d

The US and UK have signed a Technology Prosperity Deal. But will it deliver public benefit or private profits? Is the UK an AI taker or an AI maker?

@halcyene.bsky.social, our Economic and Social Policy Lead, outlines the challenges for the UK's approach.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The UK’s £31bn tech deal with the US might sound great – but the government has to answer these questions | Matt Davies

The big firms making these pledges are not charities. We know there will be a quid pro quo; we just don’t know what it is yet, says Matt Davies of the Ada Lovelace Institute

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AI Now Institute @ainowinstitute.bsky.social · 21d

Tune in on Wednesday, September 24th 5-6pm ET for our live show at Climate Week NYC breaking down the real impacts of the AI data center boom on communities across the US.

RSVP to watch it live here: luma.com/l7m3nzzn

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AI Now Institute @ainowinstitute.bsky.social · 26d

Join AI Now’s Alli Finn and the Philly Tech Justice Collective on Wednesday, September 17 at 5pm ET to learn about how Philadelphia is using AI and surveillance, and how we can fight for accountability and alternatives.

Register here: PhillyTechJustice.org/webinar

People's Tech @peoplestechproject.bsky.social · Sep 3

From schools to SEPTA, AI is shaping Philly. Surveillance + algorithms track our kids, our jobs, our lives—while billionaires profit.

Wed 9/17 @ 5pm ET: join us to dig into AI in Philly + how we fight back for accountability.

Register here 👉 PhillyTechJustice.org/webinar

Webinar

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kate brennan @kate-brennan.bsky.social · 27d

my latest for @techpolicypress.bsky.social on the US v. Google search antitrust case and just how badly the court missed the opportunity to contend with Google’s power in the genAI market. genAI won’t magically unseat Google’s market dominance, as the court suggests, it will only deepen it

Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 27d

The Google search antitrust remedies trial decision fails to seriously contend with the tremendous advantages the company holds in the generative AI market due to its search monopoly says Kate Brennan, associate director at the AI Now Institute.

Decision in US vs. Google Gets it Wrong on Generative AI | TechPolicy.Press

Google will continue to enjoy the fruits of its search monopoly to secure its success in the generative AI market, writes Kate Brennan.

www.techpolicy.press

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kate brennan @kate-brennan.bsky.social · 28d

In today’s Senate Commerce Hearing the White House endorsed support for federal preemption of state AI laws. The fight against preemption did not disappear with the moratorium—in fact, Sen. Cruz introduced a bill today putting us directly on the path to preemption. A thread on its risks below: 🧵

Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · Jun 10

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s recent Times op-ed on AI regulation seems like a reasonable middle ground. But it is also a reminder of a threat on the horizon: an industry-scripted federal standard that would effectively eclipse state legislation, write Kate Brennan, Sarah Myers West, and Amba Kak.

The Storm Clouds Looming Past the State Moratorium: Weak Regulation is as Bad as None | TechPolicy.Press

Blind trust in the benevolence of AI firms is not an option, write AI Now Institute's Kate Brennan, Sarah Myers West, and Amba Kak.

www.techpolicy.press

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AI Now Institute @ainowinstitute.bsky.social · 28d

Dutch chipmaker ASML is investing €1.3B in French AI firm Mistral. Our EU policy fellow Leevi Saari spoke to @politico.com about how a takeover by Apple would have been “quite negative” for Europe’s tech sovereignty goals.

www.politico.eu/article/asml...

ASML-Mistral is Europe’s dream tech tie-up. Can it deliver?

Two tech champions face the daunting task of keeping Europe on the AI map.

www.politico.eu

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Sarah Myers West @smw.bsky.social · 29d

Oracle is among the latest firms to announce major layoff rounds due to AI - I spoke to @marketplace.org about why shortchanging staff talent is a misplaced gamble: www.marketplace.org/story/2025/0...

AI is costing jobs, but not always the way you think

Companies making the biggest investments in AI are spending less elsewhere.

www.marketplace.org

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AI Now Institute @ainowinstitute.bsky.social · 29d

In this week’s EU AI Policy Monitor, Leevi Saari and @frederike.bsky.social unpack EU's Google adtech flip flop and why attacks on Europe’s digital rulebook are so effective.

Read it and subscribe: euaipolicymonitor.substack.com/p/the-brusse...

The Brussel’s effect meets hard power

AI arms race 2.0: from deregulation to industrial policy in the US

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AI Now Institute @ainowinstitute.bsky.social · 29d

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."

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AI Now Institute @ainowinstitute.bsky.social · Sep 8

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

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AI Now Institute @ainowinstitute.bsky.social · Sep 5

Today at 10:30am ET, the @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social
is hosting a conversation with @smw.bsky.social, Kemba Walden, Jayshree Ullal, and others exploring the tech and trust relationships that shape global AI infrastructure.

Watch the livestream here: www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/truth-...

Truth and trust in the AI supply chain

Artificial intelligence experts explore resilience and governance frameworks in the AI supply chain.

www.atlanticcouncil.org

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Dr Heidy Khlaaf (هايدي خلاف) @heidykhlaaf.bsky.social · Aug 28

Excited to be included on TIME 's list of the #TIME100 AI of 2025!

Grateful to @ainowinstitute.bsky.social for supporting my work on addressing the safety revisionism of AI in defense/safety-critical contexts where safety has been obscured with little to no accountability.
time.com/collections/...

TIME100 AI 2025: Heidy Khlaaf

Find out why Heidy Khlaaf made TIME’s list of the most influential people in artificial intelligence

time.com

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