Our Economy Needs More Than White Men

IdeasBy John Hope BryantBryant is the founder, chairman and CEO of Operation HOPE and Bryant Group Ventures

As the founder of Operation HOPE, I’ve spent the better part of my life advocating for financial literacy and economic empowerment in underserved communities. Over the years, I’ve come to a stark realization: there are simply not enough successful white men to carry the weight of America’s economic future.

This is not a slight against those men, who have historically driven much of our nation’s GDP growth. Just the opposite. I want as many of them as possible to be successful, as we all succeed when we all succeed. This is just a mathematical reality—and one that we must confront and s…

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GTA Parent Company Boss Discusses AI And How "Machines Don't Learn"

Artificial intelligence continues to be a major talking point in the world of video games and beyond, and now the top boss at GTA parent company Take-Two has chimed in with his thoughts. Strauss Zelnick said in an interview that artificial intelligence will be embraced as a digital tool to assist humans and that employment numbers will go up long-term as a result.

“Artificial intelligence is an oxymoron; there’s no such thing. Machine learning… machines don’t learn,” he told GI.biz. “Those are convenient ways to explain to human beings what looks like magic. The bottom line is that these are digital tools and we’ve used digital tools forever.”

He added: “I have no doubt that what is considered AI today will help make our business more efficient and help us do better work, …

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