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Artificial intelligences will be necessary to mitigate climate change, transform education, fight hunger, eliminate poverty and other problems that hinder sustainable development, said the Secretary General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Doreen Bogdan-Martin, on July 6.
(See: Artificial intelligence, an ally against forest degradation).
The head of the technical branch of the United Nations inaugurated the Global Summit on Artificial Intelligence at the Service of Goodin Geneva argued that using AI to put the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda on track “It is no longer just an opportunity, but our responsibility”.
The American pointed to the need to bet on AI as a “means to face a triple planetary crisis”, created by climate change, pollution and damage to biodiversity.
more than half cEntren of robots meet at this year’s summit with proposals such as providing clean energy, mitigating global warming and reducing dependence on fossil fuels.
Besides, the event has the presence of humanoid robots that seek, for example, to demonstrate the advantages of implementing AI in medical care and research, as is the case with Grace, the world’s first auxiliary nursing robot.
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The head of ITU urged companies and leaders present at the summit to use artificial intelligence in a “non-discriminatory” way. “I call for AI that benefits education for all, including the 2.7 billion people around the world who remain unconnected,” Bogden-Martin stressed.
(See: Bruce Mac Master warns about artificial intelligence.)
Within the framework of the goals of the Sustainable Development Goals, the ITU secretary insisted that AI “make progress possible” in health, energy, education and other key areas.
He recalled that this event is “the place to make concrete proposals” in terms of international regulations that allow the development of AI in an “inclusive, safe and responsible” way.
“The development of AI and the Goals of the 2030 Agenda will not wait, and failure is not an option”he asserted.
(See: Artificial intelligence: real risks it would have for humanity).
EFE
