Listen and subscribe to Financial Freestyle on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you find your favorite podcasts. In this episode of Financial Freestyle, host Ross Mac sits down with none other than New York Times bestselling author, Dream Machine Innovation Lab founder, and CNN contributor Van Jones.
Jones reflects on his father’s sacrifices to lift their family out of poverty and his early career as a lawyer in the Bay Area, fighting for civil rights. "I was the first person to use a relational computer database attached to a hotline to track problem officers, precincts, and practices in the nineties. Back when that was considered really radical and also very technologically forward." Today, Jones continues to view technology as a powerful tool for change. His latest focus as the founder of the Dream Machine Innovation Lab is on using AI technology to create opportunities for overlooked communities.
When asked why he’s so focused on AI, Jones says, "99% of Black people don’t know anything about AI. … And 99% of white folk don’t either … which means … we’re all equally ignorant about new stuff." AI has leveled the playing field, according to Jones, offering a chance to disrupt the status quo and drive meaningful change.
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