MAJOR GAFFE: Gov. Kathy Hochul Says Some 'Black Kids...Don't Even Know What The Word 'Computer' Is'

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During a conference on Monday, Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) spoke about Ai and technological access efforts.

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00:00 And in fact I talked to a lot of other people said I wish my governor had thought of that

00:03 first.

00:04 No, no, this is New York.

00:05 We like to be first.

00:06 With all due respect to people from other states.

00:09 It's sort of our attitude.

00:11 We will be the best.

00:12 We will be the first.

00:13 And I want others to follow.

00:15 Because right now we have young black kids growing up in the Bronx who don't even know

00:20 what the word computer is.

00:23 They don't know.

00:24 They don't know these things.

00:25 And I want the world to open up to all of them because when you have their diverse voices

00:31 innovating solutions through technology, then you're really addressing society's broader

00:37 challenges.

00:39 I've created this governance board, this advisory committee.

00:44 Our CEO is Arvind Krishna who is the CEO of IBM, very well established legacy industry.

00:51 The co-chair is Tameka Barrett who is the CEO of Girls Who Code.

00:58 Why did I do that?

00:59 Because I want all those young girls to know that there's a place for them in this emerging

01:04 technology.

01:05 So this is how we make it more equitable.

01:07 Make AI equitable for all in the state of New York.

01:11 And I want other states to follow that.

01:13 That's just the larger framework.

01:15 Got it through the legislature.

01:16 Can't always do that very easily.

01:17 But it's a huge commitment.

01:19 But that supercomputer is being built, and we're going to get it done.

MAJOR GAFFE: Gov. Kathy Hochul Says Some 'Black Kids...Don't Even Know What The Word 'Computer' Is'

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