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The data is only useful if you can act on it. Tools for individuals, procurement teams, journalists, and policymakers.
For Individuals
Learn more about the environmental and human costs of AI.
Check the energy efficiency of 166+ AI models before choosing your tools.
The definitive investigative account of the AI industry. 260+ interviews. Penguin Press 2025.
Sasha Luccioni (Hugging Face, AI environmental impact), Timnit Gebru (DAIR Institute, AI ethics), Joy Buolamwini (Algorithmic Justice League, AI bias), Meredith Whittaker (AI Now Institute, AI governance).
For Procurement Teams
Tools to evaluate AI vendors against environmental and ethical standards.
Questions to ask vendors about energy, labor, ethics, and environmental impact. Modeled on Hugging Face enterprise procurement templates.
Best regions, model hierarchy, and carbon optimization tools for Azure deployments.
One-page checklist: Who labeled your training data? Do subcontractors provide mental health support? Will you publish a labor supply chain audit?
For Journalists & Researchers
Resources for investigating AI companies and their impact.
Template for requesting local water and energy usage data from data center operators via Freedom of Information requests.
Use the Embed button on any leaderboard table to get an iframe snippet for your publication.
Up to $20K for journalists investigating AI accountability.
Up to $300K per project for trustworthy AI initiatives.
For Policymakers
Regulatory context and tools for AI governance.
Enforcement begins August 2, 2026. Requires foundation model providers to disclose training data, energy consumption, and capabilities.
73 new state AI laws in 2025. Comprehensive tracker of state-level AI regulation.
Model template for requiring AI companies to disclose environmental, labor, and safety data.
Organizations Directory
The AI accountability ecosystem. These organizations are doing the work.
Policy & Research
Research institute examining social implications of AI. Led by Meredith Whittaker.
Non-profit research and advocacy organization evaluating algorithmic decision-making.
Independent research institute studying the social implications of data-centric technologies.
Multi-stakeholder organization developing AI best practices.
Environmental
Labor Rights
Civil Rights
Founded by Joy Buolamwini. Raises awareness about AI harms and advocates for equitable technology.
Founded by Timnit Gebru. Community-rooted AI research challenging power concentration in AI.
Defending digital privacy, free speech, and innovation through impact litigation and advocacy.
Defending digital rights of people and communities at risk globally.
Algorithmic Accountability Toolkit and investigations into tech-enabled human rights abuses.
Journalism
Funding and supporting accountability journalism on artificial intelligence.
Nonprofit newsroom investigating how powerful institutions use technology to reshape society.
Investigative reporting on AI including Karen Hao's foundational AI accountability series.
Academic
Funding
$500M committed to ensuring AI benefits humanity. Major funder of AI accountability research.
Up to $300K per project for trustworthy AI initiatives.
Up to $20K for journalists investigating AI accountability topics.
For Companies We Track
If your company is assessed on Behind the AI, you can submit corrections, official statements, or updated environmental data. All submissions are reviewed, timestamped, and published publicly alongside our assessments.
Disclaimer
Assessments reflect publicly available information and the published methodology of the Behind the AI Research Team. Grades represent analytical assessments derived from the published scoring framework, not statements of fact about internal company operations. If you believe any claim is inaccurate, contact corrections@behindtheai.org with the specific claim and your evidence.