
Can Artificial Intelligence Lead to a More Sustainable Society?
Can Artificial Intelligence Lead to a More Sustainable Society?
While the future of AI has captured our imagination, we can acknowledge the positive impacts of AI today and make the world a better place. For example, in the global attempts of achieving sustainability and more notably, meeting SDGs, AI can become a powerful weapon towards a circular economy and more sustainable living. The potential of artificial intelligence (AI) to benefit millions of people through the development of artificial intelligence systems is being explored. One goal of AI applicability can be within solving SDG related issues. What has been proposed is that the current capabilities of AI could help solve cases across all 17 of the UN SDGs, eventually benefiting hundreds of millions of people in both advanced and developing countries. AI is increasingly being used in a number of different industries. For instance, helping blind people navigate their environment, identifying victims of sexual exploitation online, supporting disaster relief efforts, or help detect the early stages of diabetes and helping to detect skin cancer through image scanning. These are just some examples of AI and its impact, where embracing AI innovation can help.
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