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Amba Kak

Amba Kak works on AI policy and governance through roles in government and civil society. She trained as a lawyer in India, held a Mozilla Tech Policy Fellowship, and served as a senior AI advisor at the FTC before taking leadership at AI Now. With Sarah Myers West, she authored AI Now’s 2023 Landscape report on concentrated technology power. TIME included her in its 2024 TIME100 AI list, and as of October 2026 she is AI Now’s Co-Executive Director after testifying before the Monopoly Busters Caucus about AI monopolization through surveillance.

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Timeline

  1. By 2017

    Law and internet study

    She earned a law degree at the National University of Juridical Science in Kolkata, then completed a Bachelor of Civil Law and an MSc in the Social Science of the Internet at Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar.

  2. By 2017

    Advising on technology policy

    Before her Mozilla fellowship, she worked as a legal consultant at India’s National Institute of Public Finance & Policy and advised government bodies on technology policy.

  3. September 2017

    A Mozilla policy fellowship

    As a Mozilla Tech Policy Fellow, she worked to promote net neutrality in India and connected India’s open-internet experience to wider debates about privacy, security, and digital inclusion.

  4. Before January 2023

    From Mozilla to the FTC

    She served as a senior AI advisor at the FTC after earlier work as Global Policy Advisor at Mozilla.

  5. January 2023

    Taking leadership at AI Now

    She and Sarah Myers West left the FTC and took the reins of AI Now in January 2023.

  6. April 2023

    Mapping technology power

    With Sarah Myers West, she authored AI Now’s 2023 Landscape report, which set out policy and collective-action approaches to confront tech power.

  7. September 2024

    Joining the TIME100 AI

    She joined TIME’s 2024 TIME100 AI list, which features policymakers and others advancing major conversations about how AI is reshaping the world.

  8. As of October 2026

    Testifying on AI monopoly

    She is AI Now’s Co-Executive Director. In September 2026, she testified before the Monopoly Busters Caucus at a hearing about Big Tech’s race to monopolize AI through surveillance.

Sources and credits

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  1. Amba Kak Connecting the world and beyond itu.int. Checked 14 October 2026.
  2. Amba Kak | Ada Lovelace Institute adalovelaceinstitute.org. Checked 14 October 2026.
  3. Adding More Policy Firepower to the Mozilla Network – Mozilla Press Center blog.mozilla.org. Checked 14 October 2026.
  4. Women in AI: Amba Kak creates policy recommendations to address AI concerns | TechCrunch techcrunch.com. Checked 14 October 2026.
  5. AI Now Speech at CAIDP 2024 AI Policy Awards - AI Now Institute ainowinstitute.org. Checked 14 October 2026.
  6. 2023 Landscape: Confronting Tech Power - AI Now Institute ainowinstitute.org. Checked 14 October 2026.
  7. AI Now Co-ED Amba Kak Included on Time 100 AI 2024 List - AI Now Institute ainowinstitute.org. Checked 14 October 2026.
  8. AI Now’s Co-Executive Director Amba Kak Testifies Before Monopoly Busters Caucus - AI Now Institute ainowinstitute.org. Checked 14 October 2026.
  9. About Us - AI Now Institute ainowinstitute.org. Checked 14 October 2026.