Technology
Is There Such A Thing As Accountable AI?
Wharton’s latest foray into studying Artificial Intelligence looks at the regulatory, ethical and governmental considerations of these technologies
By Malcolm Burnley
Growing More Wealth With WealthMore
A new financial planning app aims to advise non-affluent investors — especially women and people of color, like its founder, Mical Jeanlys-White
By Courtney DuChene
Could AI Help Cities Win Back the Middle Class?
Promising new jobs, new skills and new technology, is artificial intelligence the new economic development?
By Diana Lind
Where to Find Trump’s Disappeared Data
The administration removed hundreds of federal web pages containing critical information about Americans. Fortunately, it still lives at Philly-based PolicyMap, whose director walks us through what just happened — and why it’s too soon to panic
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Nido Turns Renters Into Homeowners
A new app lets Philadelphia landlords help their renters save for a home of their own. The system is not perverse: It’s a perk
By Courtney DuChene
Ali Velshi Asks Can Meta Ever Be Trusted?
The MSNBC host and Citizen board member speaks with two third-party fact-checkers formerly working with Meta about the real threats facing social media in this new era.
By Ali Velshi
“A Pathway Into Wealth”
Hopeworks and other local programs are training Philadelphians for jobs in the growing healthcare industry while creating financial stability — and mobility
By Jessica Blatt Press
Will the Key to Climate Resilience be AI — or Dopamine?
How emerging tech can help cities fight climate change
By Diana Lind
Fix the Damn Potholes … with AI
Vialytics is user-friendly software that quickly identifies and maps potholes, sinkholes and other roadway problems. Could the app fix Philly streets — or would our City simply run a pilot and then throw it away?
By Courtney DuChene
Text Your Friends, Get Out the Vote
Who among your friends is a voter — and who is not? A new tech platform helps you find out, and gives tips on how to nudge them to the polls. What are you waiting for?
By Natalie Pompilio