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Real stories of people using AI to lift their communities.

We spotlight everyday leaders putting AI to work where it matters most — and it's where Marcus Brown runs hands-on workshops to help you do the same.

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The people behind the headlines

Honest, hopeful stories of neighbors, students, and volunteers using AI to make real things happen.

A teacher assisting elementary students with physical books in a warmly lit classroom. New York, NY
Sep 8, 2026

Why NYC Just Banned AI for 600,000 Students—And What It Means for Your Family

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Students and a professor working together at a computer in a sunny university library. Buffalo, NY
Aug 28, 2026

New York’s Empire AI Beta Goes Live: What Public-Interest AI Means for Your Community

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Teenagers reviewing documents together in a legislative chamber setting. Boston, MA
Aug 19, 2026

High School Students Drafted a National AI Policy for Schools. It Puts Adult Versions to Shame.

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A diverse group of adult students sitting around a table in a community library, looking at a laptop and smiling. Jersey City, NJ
Aug 15, 2026

How Four Community Colleges Are Turning AI Fluency Into a Working-Class Advantage

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Community organizers collaborating around a table in a bright library setting. United States
Aug 14, 2026

The $50M People-First AI Fund: What OpenAI’s Unrestricted Grants Mean for Nonprofits

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Three students sit together at a table working on laptops in a collaborative learning setting, evoking hands-on community-college tech training. Chicago, IL
Jun 12, 2026

Chicago's Community Colleges Become the Midwest's Free On-Ramp to AI Skills

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Volunteers in matching shirts sorting and packing boxes of donated goods at a community nonprofit, hands working together over a table San Francisco, CA
Jun 12, 2026

From $8 Seats to a $150M Fellowship: Anthropic's New Doors for Small Nonprofits

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A diverse group of high school-aged students sitting together in a classroom, gathered around a laptop and collaborating on a project. Miami, FL
Jun 12, 2026

In Miami Classrooms, Teachers Are Using AI to Win Back Time for Students

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An older adult learning to use new technology with a volunteer's help Mercer Island, Washington
May 29, 2026

How a Student-Led Nonprofit Brought an AI Companion Robot to Local Seniors

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Caseworkers collaborating at computers in an office Chicago, Illinois
May 8, 2026

Caseworkers Get an AI Assist: Inside Code for America's New SNAP Tool

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A nonprofit team collaborating around a laptop Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
May 7, 2026

Pittsburgh's Nonprofits Are Quietly Becoming AI Power Users

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Small, friendly cohorts where you go from curious to capable. Bring a real problem from your community and leave with something you actually built — no jargon, no gatekeeping.

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Future Leaders in AI is an independent U.S. publication and hands-on AI-workshop platform founded and edited by Marcus Brown, covering the people putting artificial intelligence to work for their communities. Learn more about our mission →