How State Policymakers and Community Leaders Can Help Close the Federal AI Policy Gap for Black Entrepreneurs

This brief, How State Policymakers and Community Leaders Can Help Close the Federal AI Policy Gap for Black Entrepreneurs, examines the current state of Black entrepreneurship at the dawn of the AI era. It highlights emerging examples of innovation and resilience. It also identifies the structural barriers that continue to limit participation, explores how open-source AI could create new pathways for equitable growth, and offers a set of actionable recommendations for policymakers, philanthropic funders, and industry and community leaders.

In doing so, it serves as both a vision and a toolkit, equipping decision-makers with strategies that can be deployed even in the absence of federal mandates for equity. The choice before us is clear: either allow AI to reinforce old divides or intentionally design a future in which it serves as a ladder for shared prosperity. The decisions we make in this moment will determine not only who benefits from the AI economy, but also whose vision and values will shape it.

Read the brief here.