The Kyndryl Interactive Institute Journal Issue 1 | Page 90

An opportunity and a responsibility

$ 100M +

Projected investment in generative AI for the year
But it goes even deeper: If the mix at your organization is consistent with the larger trend, that’ s also a competitive inhibitor. If your customer base includes women and you’ re designing an AI offering for impact with that customer base, you want women on the team and in the driver’ s seat. Make it a priority. Make it an investment. Women team members will bring different lived experiences and different skill sets that are crucial for shaping your AI use cases.
This is way more than a call for more diversity; it’ s about broadening perspectives to shape the systems of tomorrow. It’ s about expanding access and power. This is not checking a box; it’ s strategy.

1 %

VC funding to impact-driven AI

An opportunity and a responsibility

22 %

14 %

Women in the AI workforce
Women in senior AI roles
The force and promise of AI have emerged in a world where corporate social responsibility has been codified. Organizations of every size and sector have an opportunity and responsibility to contribute to the social good. Whether born of that motivation or simply by potential market share, the AI foundations we build today will have long-term implications.
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