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When we first began this journey, our director emphasized the importance of developing a phone-based tool to ensure that individuals in underserved communities could meaningfully access and benefit from artificial intelligence. We are encouraged to share that our partners at the U.S. Department of Labor have now developed such a tool. This represents a significant step forward in expanding access and bridging the digital divide. The U.S. Department of Labor just launched the

Deloitte's 2026 AI report tracking adoption and impact Organizations today stand at the untapped edge of AI’s potential. Ongoing developments in agentic, physical, and sovereign AI present new challenges and opportunities. Momentum is building, yet the greatest gains still lie ahead as organizations translate early progress into scalable impact. As AI expands beyond the digital core, success will ultimately hinge on a company’s ability to move from ambition to activation—turn

As ChatGPT becomes more sophisticated, its practical use cases grow. And as it turns out, different generations use the product differently, according to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. “Gross oversimplification, but like older people use ChatGPT as a Google replacement. Maybe people in their 20s and 30s use it as like a life advisor, and then, like people in college use it as an operating system,” Altman said at Sequoia Capital’s AI Ascent event last May. READ MORE

OpenAI and the Government of Malta are today announcing a world’s first partnership to roll out ChatGPT Plus to all Maltese citizens. The initiative will provide access to intelligence and empower citizens through an AI literacy course to build practical AI skills and benefit from the technology in their everyday lives. READ MORE

In rural Southern Ohio, leaders are asking hard questions about AI. Will it replace us? Can we trust it? And when metro areas with more resources are racing ahead—who's going to help communities like ours keep pace? Here's the truth that nobody talks about: the answers weren't going to come from the outside. Business owners, non-profit leaders, educators, and local government officials needed someone who understood their reality. Someone who knew that AI adoption in rural Ame

With executive orders to dismantle the Department of Education, and micromanage diversity and inclusion across federal programs and academic curriculums, the future of equity in academia is at a standstill. Thus, historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) nationwide are adamant about upholding the future of diversity in digital advancement, particularly through leading in artificial intelligence (AI). “When HBCUs are at the forefront, when we are the breeding ground

“Too often, people who are poor are told what they should do,” says Dr. Denise Reading , President and CEO of Future Plans. ”At Future Plans we ask ‘What do you want to do? What do you think would work?’ We believe they know best, and it is our job to listen and then to provide consistent support. By doing this, we have seen amazing individual and community transformations. At the end of the day, our goal is to eradicate poverty by supporting the action of those who are