Can AI Save the World, Or Just Protect Power?

About this episode

Jacqueline Corbelli joins Tony Tidbit to discuss the intersection of AI, sustainability, and ethical leadership.

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/can-ai-save-the-world-or-just-protect-power- Today, Jacqueline Corbelli, Technology Emmy Award winner, entrepreneur, founder of Brightline and SustainChain, and author of Changemaker , joins A Black Executive Perspective Podcast for a powerful audio conversation about sustainability, poverty, ethical AI, and what real change requires. Tony Tidbit and Jackie unpack why impact cannot stop at branding, donations, or good intentions. They discuss the Millennium Villages Project, wasted philanthropy, systems thinking, the danger of concentrated AI power, and the urgent need for responsible representation in technology and leadership. This conversation challenges leaders, changemakers, Black executives, allies, advocates, and Corporate America navigators to rethink what it means to create impact that actually reaches people. What You Will Learn Why sustainable change requires structure, funding, and accountability How early hardship shaped Jackie Corbelli’s leadership and purpose Why philanthropy can fail when it ignores real communities on the ground How ethical AI can either expand opportunity or reinforce…

People in this episode

Host: Tony Tidbit

Guest: Jacqueline Corbelli

Topics covered

• AI
• sustainability
• ethical leadership
• philanthropy
• social impact

Keywords

• AI
• sustainability
• philanthropy
• ethical AI
• social change

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Brightline, SustainChain, Millennium Villages Project

Books & works: Changemaker

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