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Ali Farhadi

Ali Farhadi

CEO, Allen Institute for AI (Ai2); Professor, University of Washington

Organization
Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) / University of Washington

Position
CEO, Allen Institute for AI (Ai2); Professor, University of Washington

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈIranian-American
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Intelligence Briefing

CEO of Ai2 since July 2023, succeeding Oren Etzioni. Previously founded Xnor.ai, which Apple acquired for ~$200M in 2020. Under his leadership, Ai2 released 111 AI models in 2024 with fully open-source code, data, and weights β€” championing truly open AI research. Driving Ai2 into applied science including the Cancer AI Alliance. Also a professor at UW Allen School.

Expertise
Computer VisionMachine LearningNatural Language and VisionOpen Source AI
Education

PhD, Computer Science β€” University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

AGI Position Assessment

Risk Level
LOW
MODERATE
HIGH
CRITICAL
Predicted AGI Timeline

Unknown

Believes open-source AI is the safest path forward. Advocates for transparency and broad access to AI tools and models.

Safety Approach

Believes open-source AI is the safest path forward. Advocates for transparency and broad access to AI tools and models.

Source Material

Dossier last updated: 2026-03-10