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The role of artificial intelligence in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

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  • Ricardo Vinuesa

    (Linné FLOW Centre, KTH Mechanics)

  • Hossein Azizpour

    (KTH Royal Institute Of Technology)

  • Iolanda Leite

    (KTH Royal Institute Of Technology)

  • Madeline Balaam

    (KTH Royal Institute of Technology)

  • Virginia Dignum

    (Umeå University)

  • Sami Domisch

    (Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries)

  • Anna Felländer

    (AI Sustainability Center)

  • Simone Daniela Langhans

    (Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3)
    University of Otago)

  • Max Tegmark

    (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

  • Francesco Fuso Nerini

    (KTH Royal Institute of Technology)

Abstract

The emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) and its progressively wider impact on many sectors requires an assessment of its effect on the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. Using a consensus-based expert elicitation process, we find that AI can enable the accomplishment of 134 targets across all the goals, but it may also inhibit 59 targets. However, current research foci overlook important aspects. The fast development of AI needs to be supported by the necessary regulatory insight and oversight for AI-based technologies to enable sustainable development. Failure to do so could result in gaps in transparency, safety, and ethical standards.

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  • Ricardo Vinuesa & Hossein Azizpour & Iolanda Leite & Madeline Balaam & Virginia Dignum & Sami Domisch & Anna Felländer & Simone Daniela Langhans & Max Tegmark & Francesco Fuso Nerini, 2020. "The role of artificial intelligence in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 11(1), pages 1-10, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:11:y:2020:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-019-14108-y
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-14108-y
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