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publications-2201
Type:
Peer reviewed articles
Year:
2020
Authors:
Ricardo Vinuesa, Hossein Azizpour, Iolanda Leite, Madeline Balaam, Virginia Dignum, Sami Domisch, Anna Felländer, Simone Daniela Langhans, Max Tegmark, Francesco Fuso Nerini
Title:
The role of artificial intelligence in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
Venue/Journal:
Nature Communications
DOI:
10.1038/s41467-019-14108-y
Research type:
Simulation & Modeling
Water System:
Precipitation & Ecological Systems
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Abstract:
AbstractThe 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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