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Formation | 2014 |
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Founder | Paul Allen |
Type | Non-profit research institute |
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Key people | Peter Clark, Yejin Choi, Noah Smith, Hannaneh Hajishirzi, Dan Weld, Chris Bretherton, Ani Kembhavi, Jes Lefcourt |
Website | allenai |
The Allen Institute for AI (abbreviated AI2) is a 501(c)3 non-profit research institute founded by late Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Paul Allen in 2014. 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.[4] The company's board formed a search committee for a new CEO. AI2 also has an active office in Tel Aviv, Israel.[5]