Whereas the United States is a Nation built on the contributions of diverse populations, whose collective experiences and achievements have shaped the fabric of American society and made indelible contributions to its progress and prosperity; Whereas the United States Hispanic population reached 62,100,000 in 2020, accounting for 19 percent of all Americans; Whereas, in 2020, the United States Afro-Latino population reached 6,000,000, making up about 2 percent of the United States adult population and 12 percent of the adult Latino population; Whereas, in 2020, the Black or African-American alone population reached 41,100,000 accounting for 12.4 percent of all people living in the United States; Whereas the 2020 Census shows that 19,900,000 people identified as Asian alone, and 4,100,000 people identified as Asian in combination with another race; Whereas the 2020 Census shows that roughly 690,000 people identified as Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (NHPI) alone but almost 900,000 identified as NHPI in combination with another race; Whereas, in 2020, the American Indian and Alaska Native alone population reached 3,700,000 accounting for 1.1 percent of all people living in the United States, compared with a population of 2,900,000 accounting for 0.9 percent in 2010; Whereas the United States is a global leader in the development of artificial intelligence (AI) and has a unique chance to help shape the future of AI to avoid the perpetuation of existing biases against marginalized groups around the globe; Whereas AI systems have the potential to amplify and reinforce existing biases and inequalities if they fail to consider inclusion and diverse populations in AI design and perpetuate biases and inequalities