Philadelphia has always been a city where Black Americans have fought for freedom, from the founding of the Free African Society in 1787 to the Civil Rights battles of the 1960s. Today, we face a new frontier in that eternal struggle: artificial intelligence. And make no mistake — what happens in the next five years will determine whether AI becomes the most powerful tool for Black economic mobility since the Civil Rights Act, or the most sophisticated system of discrimination since Jim Crow.

A groundbreaking new report from The Connect / The Connect AI, “Navigating the Double-Edged Algorithm,” reveals a stark reality that every Philadelphian needs to understand: AI is not neutral. It’s not “just technology.” It is simultaneously opening doors and slamming them shut — often for the same p

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