‘Black Women in Artificial Intelligence’ Founder Talks AI Education and Empowerment - Ep. 251

What It Covers

Angel Busch founded Black Women in Artificial Intelligence in 2020 to educate and empower Black women in AI. The organization now spans five continents with partnerships including NVIDIA, Microsoft, Amazon, and Capital One.

Key Questions Answered

• •Partnership Framework: Start partnerships by asking three questions: Do you know the vision, understand the vision, and trust the vision enough to share it? Then discuss capacity (training, funding, resources) before deeper commitments to ensure alignment and realistic expectations.
• •Breaking AI Barriers: Artificial intelligence has a branding problem where people believe they need Ivy League credentials to participate. Meeting people where they are and showing AI applies to every industry from marketing to television removes intimidation and increases innovation.
• •Hands-On Learning Requirement: Members must build something before attending events, even if it's simple. This requirement removes fear barriers and transforms members from passive consumers to active creators, leading to innovations like conference apps built by first-time developers.
• •AI Career Assessment Tool: The organization created a live agent where users input any interest (like ice cream) and receive AI career connections, emerging technology insights, and the first three classes needed to pivot into that AI-related field, making career transitions accessible.