Member LoginMember Login - User registration - Setup as front page - Add to favorites - Sitemap New York governor regrets saying Black kids in the Bronx don't know what a computer is !

New York governor regrets saying Black kids in the Bronx don't know what a computer is

Time:2024-05-08 08:25:21 source:Stellar Spotlight news portal

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says she regrets making an offhand remark that suggested Black children in the Bronx do not know what the word “computer” means.

Hochul, a Democrat, made the extemporaneous comment Monday while being interviewed at a large business conference in California to discuss expanding economic opportunities in artificial intelligence for low-income communities.

“Right now, we have young Black kids growing up in the Bronx who don’t even know what the word computer is. They don’t know, they don’t know these things,” Hochul said while on stage at the Milken Institute Global Conference.

The remark was not addressed during the interview and the governor went on to explain that her goal is to provide avenues for communities of color to access emerging artificial intelligence technologies as a means to address social inequality.

Related information
  • Surprise! Zendaya unveils SECOND red carpet look at Met Gala as she wows in corseted off
  • Curb on Chinese talent sparks strong backlash
  • Foreign Ministry helped thousands of overseas Chinese, Wang says
  • Top legislator addresses closing meeting of China's annual legislative session
  • Arrested US soldier awaiting hearing in Russia on theft charges
  • Wang warns against stirring trouble in the Korean Peninsula
  • Xi holds talks with Angolan president
  • Wide range of issues raised in media interviews
Recommended content
  • Forest loses appeal against 4
  • Japan offers $20m to IAEA during agency's head visit
  • ASEAN voices opposition to taking sides
  • NPC deputy warns against 'Taiwan independence' in cultural aspect
  • With help from AI, Randy Travis got his voice back. Here's how his first song post
  • Xi inspects Changsha in central China's Hunan Province