Article originally appeared on www.westernjournal.com.
Democratic New York Governor Kathy Hochul was ripped by fellow Democrats after she said that black children in one of New York City’s boroughs do not know what the word “computer” means.
Hochul made the remarks in Beverly Hills on Monday while in the Los Angeles area for a summit for leaders at the annual Milken Institute Global Conference.
As the governor discussed technological advances and her own state’s initiatives with artificial intelligence, she made some comments that ruffled feathers back home.
“Young black kids growing up in the Bronx who don’t even know what the word ‘computer’ is, they don’t know,” she said. “They don’t know these things.”
“I want the world to open up to all of them,” Hochul added. “Because when you have their diverse voices innovating solutions through technology, then you’re really addressing society’s broader …
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