Opinion: Business, Tech Communities Can Help Digital Divide Much is made of the digital divide, but little has been done to eradicate it. Bias in AI, its algorithms and its training data are direct byproducts of the divide, and it would benefit everyone to address it. by Meka Egwuekwe, Los Angeles Times / March 1, 2021 Digital attacks can cause havoc in different places all at the same time. Shutterstock/Pushish Images (TNS) — The computer science industry is filled with talented techies, most of whom are white or Asian. Black professionals make up only 5% of the tech workforce, a segment that increased by only 1 percentage point between 2014 and 2020, according to a recent report. That's unacceptable.