About Community Investments
Community Investments is a publication that brings together real-world insights and research on efforts to expand investment and economic opportunity in lower-income communities.
This issue examines the implications of artificial intelligence for the community development field, including for small businesses, nonprofits, workers, and workforce systems.
Understanding the economic experiences of lower-income households and communities contributes to the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco’s work to support monetary policy, strengthen financial institutions, and enhance payment systems.
“Technological change is inevitable. How it affects the economy and society is not.”
– Mary C. Daly, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Featured Authors
Meet our Community Investments authors from the Community Engagement and Analysis team.
Articles: AI Insights
We examine AI’s impact on community development and the economy through research and practitioner perspectives.
Understanding the Evolving AI Landscape and Its Implications for Community Development
Elizabeth Kneebone and Bina Shrimali
Early Findings on Small Business Use of AI
Natalie Holmes, Rocio Sanchez-Moyano, and Sarah Simms
Natalie Holmes and Elizabeth Kneebone
State Data on Lower-Income Workers and Exposure to AI
Elizabeth Kneebone, Natalie Holmes, and Jason Vargo
How Workforce and Training Organizations Are Navigating the Adoption of AI
Natalie Holmes and Elizabeth Kneebone
The Role Technical Assistance Can Play in AI Adoption
Natalie Holmes and Sarah Simms
Reflections on Building AI Policies and Guardrails for Community-Based Organizations
Tracy Choi and Elizabeth Kneebone
State Data on Lower-Income Workers and Exposure to AI
