Covenant: Black Faith, AI and the Future
Presented by AfroTech and LIVEFREE USA
Supported by Kapor Foundation
AI is moving faster than our conscience.
The rules for how artificial intelligence treats us are being written right now, mostly in rooms we were never invited into.
The Black church has always been where this country goes to find its moral nerve. So during AfroTech’s 10th year, with tens of thousands of Black technologists in Houston, AfroTech and LIVEFREE USA are setting the table. We’re bringing faith leaders, technologists and organizers together for a night to start writing the moral framework for the world we intend to build.
We call it the Covenant: a living set of commitments, written by the people in the room and carried by Black churches into the age of AI. Houston is the first signing.
In conversation
Pastor Michael McBride, host. Executive Director of LIVEFREE USA and lead pastor of The Way Christian Center in Berkeley
Steve Pargett, co-host and producer. Founder of Future Culture, preparing Black leaders and institutions for the near future of AI. Helped found Dream Machine Innovation Lab and built the AI x Library Project
Diya Wynn, Responsible AI Lead at Amazon Web Services
X. Eyeé, CEO of Offline Research and Malo Santo
Nichol Bradford, Founder & CEO, Human+Tech Week; Executive-in-Residence for AI + Human Intelligence, SHRM; Co-Founder and Partner, Niremia Collective
The night
Why Faith Has to Be in the Room. Pastor Michael McBride with Diya Wynn and Nichol Bradford
The Year Ahead: AI, Power and Policy. Steve Pargett in conversation with X. Eyeé
Small tables where your convictions become the first lines of the Covenant
A soul food dinner by Sticky Eats Catering. Come hungry
Details
Thursday, November 5 · 6 to 8:30 pm CT
The View HTX · 815 St Charles St, Houston
A Black-owned members house minutes from the convention center, with free parking on site
Space is limited. This is a free, invite-only evening for about 80 guests, and we review every request. RSVP early to hold your place at the table.