AI Now is a research institute focused on the social implications of artificial intelligence and related technologies started by Meredith Whittaker and  Kate Crawford in 2017 after a symposium hosted by the White House.

[11] She has written widely on the surveillance dangers of biometric technologies [12] including as editor of an edited collection of essays titled “Regulating Biometris” published by AI Now.

[13] Her paper with Rashida Richardson on the risks of “suspect-development system” databases won the prestigious Reidenberg-Kerr Award for Outstanding Scholarship at the Privacy Law Scholars Conference.

[14] In 2023, Kak and Sarah Myers West also spearheaded discussion on the risks of AI technology to solidify and reinforce the dominance of large tech companies.

Kak has testified before Congress at a hearing on artificial intelligence and data privacy in October 2023 [17] and before the Senate Commerce Committee in July 2024 [18]