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Item Details
Testbeds or Pilot At Spelman College and Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, in
Deployments the United States of America
Code Repositories In development, to be hosted via GitHub for open access

2 Use Case Description

2�1 Description

HEART Engine is an AI-powered certification and placement platform designed to build the
next generation of Public Interest Technologists — trusted professionals who help communities
navigate, shape, and benefit from emerging AI systems.

Rather than training only technical skills, HEART Engine develops public interest leaders who
combine AI literacy, cultural fluency, and community-centered innovation.

The platform integrates multiple AI technologies to create a full-stack workforce development
solution, including:

• Adaptive Learning Systems that personalize training based on each user's skill level,
regional context, and professional goals.
• Synthetic User Profile Agents that simulate diverse learning trajectories and help match
participants to targeted skill pathways and job opportunities.
• Recommendation Engines are optimized through bias auditing to ensure equitable and
transparent job matching and placement.
• Regional Knowledge Base Development, capturing hyperlocal workforce trends,
community needs, and cultural data to refine learning and placement strategies
continuously.
• AI-Driven Digital Equity Mapping, including tools like the AI Readiness Index, to help
communities, policymakers, and institutions understand where and how to strengthen
their AI capacity.
• Use Case Status: ACTIVE — HEART Engine is currently part of a larger national research
and ecosystem-building initiative to prepare diverse regional workforces for the AI-driven
economy.

Partners

• Spelman College, Meharry Medical College, and Stillman College are post-secondary
anchors.
• Blacks in Technology Foundation, Civic Hacker, and Code Crew – training partners.
• AI Newbies, Microsoft, Omidyar Network, and Kapor Center – funders and infrastructure
partners.
• Black Churches 4 Digital Equity – outreach and deployment.

2�2 Benefits of the Use Case

• personalized, AI-powered digital literacy programs.
• workforce-matching for equitable employment.
• mapping Black Tech Hubs

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