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The State of AI in the Global Black Economy
A multi-market study of AI adoption, capability, capital, and governance across Black-owned, Black-led, and Black-serving institutions.
- Institutional AI maturity across six sectors
- Capability and talent gaps by market
- Capital access and technology investment patterns
- Governance readiness and risk posture
- Priority corridors: United States, Africa, United Kingdom and Europe, Caribbean
Research design is in development. No findings have been published. Register interest to receive the methodology and publication schedule when available.
Editorial
Latest thinking.
Building the AI Infrastructure of the Global Black Economy
The founding thesis: why ownership of AI systems, not access to AI tools, determines the next generation of institutional power.
DraftAI Adoption Is Not AI Transformation
Why pilot programs stall, and what has to change in the operating model before AI produces measurable financial outcomes.
DraftGoverning Agents in Regulated Institutions
A practical registry, risk-classification, and human-review model for organizations operating under regulatory scrutiny.
ForthcomingAI Capability in African Enterprise
Market conditions, talent density, infrastructure constraints, and partnership models across Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, and Rwanda.
ForthcomingThe Board Agenda for AI
The eight questions a board should be able to answer about its organization's AI position, and what evidence should support each one.
DraftEducation as Economic Infrastructure
Why institutional curriculum, not individual upskilling, is the leverage point for workforce readiness in an AI economy.
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