AI for the Sustainable Development Goals
Schedule
Fri Apr 24 2026 at 02:15 pm to 03:45 pm
UTC-04:00Location
New York University Pless Hall (Lobby) | New York, NY
About this Event
How can we leverage AI to achieve the SDGs?
In this seminar Dr. Arthur Mutambara provides research insights into how Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be used to achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – 17 interconnected goals designed to address the world’s most pressing challenges by 2030.It reviews the SDGs and discusses why progress has been mixed and uneven across different countries, regions and goals.
The seminar posits that attaining the SDGs will depend on enhanced global cooperation, increased funding, improved infrastructure, public-private partnerships, regional/continental integration, addressing the climate crisis, inclusive economic transformation, and visionary leadership.More specifically, the publication advocates leveraging innovative and transformative technologies, particularly the deployment of AI.
The seminar acknowledges the risks of digital imperialism, data colonialism and technological exclusion, especially in emerging and least industrialised economies. Hence, in deploying AI to achieve the SDGs, the book puts a premium on decoloniality in AI systems and democratising AI technology.
Where is it happening?
New York University Pless Hall (Lobby), 82 Washington Square East, New York, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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