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Designing broad-based ownership of AI to share power along with wealth
A growing chorus of stakeholders is calling for “broad-based ownership” of AI. But what does that mean in practice? And what would move …
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Google’s business is now dependent on AI. We’re asking the board to report on the risks.
Recently, Alphabet announced the ubiquitous Google search bar will be completely powered by artificial intelligence. This comes as the parent company of Google …
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Detroit founders and investors recast the Motor City as an AI-era launchpad
Detroit, Mich. – Detroit is shedding its underdog stance for a more inclusive pitch: the Motor City as an AI-era launchpad where tech innovation …
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From apps to infrastructure, African startups are building AI for Africa
African startups are joining the AI race, on their own terms. From Nairobi to Lagos to Johannesburg, local entrepreneurs are building on open …
Impact investors seek to assert human agency over the future of AI
No rule or regulator required Anthropic to pause the release of its new Mythos model. The San Francisco-based AI company voluntarily limited its …
VoLo Earth Ventures backs Refiant AI to curb AI energy usage
Refiant AI’s plan for curbing AI data centers’ surging energy demands isn’t more energy production, it’s shrinking AI models’ energy needs. The US …
VCs agree responsible AI is good business. Now they need to do the work
“AI is more suited to ‘move slow to move fast’ than ‘move fast and break things’.“ A New York-based partner at a billion-dollar-plus …
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SXSW showcases the power of human agency in the robot future
On the streets of Austin, Tesla’s Optimus robot served drinks to SXSW revelers. Nearby, a pint-sized android flipped the bird at passersby. The …
Zambia centers small businesses in its bid for a more inclusive economy
Top-down, bottom-up, public-private. Zambia, a country known for big mining, is turning its attention to small business as a pathway to inclusive growth. …
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Agents of Impact share new narratives and continued resolve at Mission Investors Exchange
“We’ve come too far to turn around now.” Bryan Stevenson of the Equal Justice Initiative says he felt the need to put that …
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NY Fed’s David Erickson on making missing markets to build healthy communities (podcast)
“The status quo is stupid, expensive and unfair.” That’s the first line of David Erickson’s book, “The Fifth Freedom,” which makes the case …
How Africa’s mining industry is leveraging demand for critical minerals + Next steps for place based investing
Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with Jessica Pothering, Dennis Price and Roodgally Senatus. Up this week: Jessica reports from Cape …
Demand for critical minerals creates new opportunities to put Africa first
Africa is at the center of a new geopolitical scramble for valuable mineral resources. The prize this time isn’t gold or diamonds. It’s …
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Beyond affordability to ownership, wealth-building and fair gain-sharing
Affordability is only the beginning. Creating an abundance of affordable housing, healthcare, energy and transportation was the animating issue of the year. On …
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The federal housing finance agency just widened the door to credit. Here’s what’s still missing.
For decades, millions of American families, disproportionately Black, Latino and immigrant households, have been locked out of homeownership — not just because they …
What the market taught us about LGBTQIA+ equity
When we announced in August 2024 that Colorful Capital would stop our forward progress, we said almost nothing publicly, declining comment. We didn’t …
Currency risk is killing African deals. It doesn’t have to.
Africa is a compelling investment destination with a young population, vast natural resources, and fast-growing consumer markets. But investors often don’t engage. Ask …
Nigeria’s diaspora needs impact measurement systems
Diasporan remittances to Nigeria are at an all-time high, an impressive feat, and an important one in the context of drastic cuts to …
The climate case has become an affordability case
For years, the climate investment conversation was framed around the energy transition. That was the right framing for a long time. It helped …
What impact funders should know about opportunities in reproductive health
The US is facing a reproductive and maternal health crisis that practitioners on the ground navigate daily. As CEO of Rhia Ventures, I …
AI-generated ESG reports are a greenwashing scandal in the making
A senior partner at a mid-market private equity firm recently told me they had stopped reading the ESG sections of their portfolio companies’ …
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A Juneteenth challenge: Political freedom requires economic freedom, too
Juneteenth is often described as a celebration of freedom. And it is. But freedom was not the end of the journey. The harder …
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A recent McKinsey report puts the stakes of the Great Ownership Transition in stark terms. By 2035, roughly 6 million small and medium-size …
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