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Government benefits are broken. Is AI the fix?

Promise CEO Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins

Stories of people standing in line for hours to get their drivers license or being wrongfully denied government food assistance are common in America. Few people think, “I can solve this problem.” But the CEO of Promise, Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins, sees a solution in AI.

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