AI, Pollution, Racism and Carnegie Mellon’s Summit with Miracle Jones

Pennsylvania is back in the spotlight, this time with a focus on making this region a leader in artificial intelligence.

Pennsylvania has the natural resources, workforce, talent and industrial might to lead America in the artificial intelligence race, U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick (R-Pa.) and executives in the energy, tech and investment sectors said Tuesday.

They announced more than $90 billion in investments in the commonwealth’s energy generating assets, data centers, and workforce development at a Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit hosted by McCormick.

President Donald Trump attended the summit Tuesday afternoon at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, where he joined business leaders in a discussion with several members of his cabinet.

“Today, the commonwealth is reclaiming its industrial heritage and taking its place at the forefront of the AI technological revolution,” Trump said. (Pennsylvania Capital-Star)

But what about the concerns around the environmental harm of these data centers, the impact AI will have on surveillance and our economy and the further disenfranchisement of Black, brown and low-income communities?

I chatted with Miracle Jones, Legislative Director at

We discussed the excessive force used on protesters outside of the event, as well. She was also frustrated to see little to no representation at the Summit by Black technology leaders of Pennsylvania.

Check out our conversation and leave us your thoughts.

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1HoodPower about these issues and more. She had several concerns and shared warnings from what we’ve learned after they brought these data centers to Memphis, TN.