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The kind of AI we actually need | Van Jones

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Data point 1 billion

The kind of AI we actually need | Van Jones · Jul 6, 2026 Education

John Hope Bryant launched Hope AI with the goal of making 1 billion grassroots people AI-literate in the next 10 years. The goal isn't just inclusion — it's unleashing the next wave of companies from communities that power has long overlooked.

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