Heidy KhlaafChief AI Scientist · AI Now InstituteResearcher↗Both at AI Now Institute

Policy · Executive
AI Now InstituteCo-Executive Director
Kak is a leading public-interest voice on how AI can concentrate corporate and state power. As co-executive director of the AI Now Institute, she develops policy proposals on competition, privacy, surveillance and accountability, drawing on earlier work advising the US Federal Trade Commission.
AI Now InstituteSep 2022-present
AI Now Institute2019-2022
Mozilla2018-2019Work and education history is primarily focused on AI-relevant roles and may not be comprehensive.
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