The institute seeks to conduct high-impact AI research and engineering in service of the common good.

[1] Oren Etzioni was appointed by Paul Allen[2] in September 2013 to direct the research at the institute.

After leading the organization for nine years, Oren Etzioni stepped down from his role as CEO[3] on September 30, 2022.

He was replaced in an interim capacity by the leading researcher of the company's Aristo project, Peter Clark.

On June 20, 2023, AI2 announced Ali Farhadi as its next CEO starting July 31, 2023.