During a panel discussion as part of Philly Tech Week, a group of Black tech entrepreneurs spoke on the widespread emergence of artificial intelligence.
It’s something they agreed should be embraced rather than feared, writes Valerie Russ for The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Sulaiman Rahman, founder and CEO of human capital solutions firm DiverseForce, highlighted that AI has been around for three decades behind the scenes, but it just recently has been placed in the hands of individuals.
“We have to face that fear,” said Rahman. “We can’t put our heads into the sand. That’s not going to affect change.”
Shelton Mercer, a tech innovation, said that AI presents both opportunities and challenges for Black people and other diverse people of color.
For him, the best approach towards it is authenticity.
The speakers all stressed that AI boils down to how it is used.
There are already discussions about how AI should be governed or monitored and held in check both in the United States and globally.
“It’s inevitably going to be a part of our lives, and if we want to leverage it for good, we need to be aware of the implications as it becomes part of our society and participate in the conversation,” said Rahman.
Read more about the boom of AI at The Philadelphia Inquirer.
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