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Posted: 2024-05-07T15:55:20Z | Updated: 2024-05-07T18:51:15Z

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) has said she misspoke when she claimed some Black children in the Bronx dont know the word computer.

On Monday, the governor was highlighting her $400 million artificial intelligence initiative at a meeting of billionaires and business leaders in California when she said , Right now, we have young Black kids growing up in the Bronx who dont even know what the word computer is. They dont know these things.

Her comments prompted a swift backlash. New York state Assemblywoman Amanda Septimo (D), whose district includes the Bronx, condemned the remarks as harmful, deeply uninformed and genuinely appalling.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says she misspoke when she said we have young Black kids growing up in the Bronx who dont know even know what the word computer ishttps://t.co/ZaxLtYPDh0 pic.twitter.com/ziOpeB0yfd

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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says she misspoke when she said we have young Black kids growing up in the Bronx who dont know even know what the word computer ishttps://t.co/ZaxLtYPDh0 pic.twitter.com/ziOpeB0yfd

philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) May 7, 2024

In a statement later Monday, Hochul said , I misspoke and I regret it.

Of course Black children in the Bronx know what computers are the problem is that they too often lack access to the technology needed to get on track to high-paying jobs in emerging industries like AI, she said.

Thats why Ive been focused on increasing economic opportunity since Day One of my Administration, and will continue that fight to ensure every New Yorker has a shot at a good-paying job.

The flub follows comments she made in February, where Hochul imagined what would happen if Canada attacked a U.S. city, as she made a strained metaphor about the Israel-Hamas war.

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If Canada someday ever attacked Buffalo, Im sorry my friends, there would be no Canada the next day, she said . She apologized shortly after for a poor choice of words.

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