Giving Compass' Take:

· Emily Liebtag shares the key points from the third annual AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva, Switzerland, the leading UN platform for global discussion on AI and the Sustainable Development Goals.

· How can artificial intelligence be used to help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals? How is technology helping already? 

· Check out this article to learn more about the potential for AI to help with the SDGs.

From healthcare, to manufacturing, even to how we get the food we eat, artificial intelligence (AI) is changing our world—and fast. AI has been around since the 1950’s but the explosion of data from connected devices and recent improvements in processing power, led to AI-driven innovations in every sector. More than half of the 340,000 AI related patents have been proposed in the past five years.

AI (and related exponential technology) is the most important change force on earth. As we noted in our report Ask About AI, it will do more to impact lives and livelihoods of school aged children than any other force. Our work, play and commerce is quickly becoming augmented by AI. Many tasks are being automated creating both opportunity and displacement.

AI is also improving educational opportunities and access for learners worldwide. Built into adaptive technology and tools, AI is alive in many classrooms already—it is supporting scheduling, transportation, nutrition and funding decisions. AI is influencing talent and hiring decisions, tutoring programs and mentoring of young learners. As educators, we need to be aware of how AI is already being used and of the questions to ask when it is being deployed.

Read the full article about AI and the SDGs by Emily Liebtag at Getting Smart.