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With only six years to the 2030 deadline, humanity is alarmingly off track in the bid to reach the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs.
Keeping track of progress is a gigantic task but one of the global tech giants – Google - is answering the call.
At the recent AI for Good Global Summit, Melike Yetken Krilla, who’s in charge of Google’s relations with international organisations, brought UN News’ Anton Uspensky up to speed on big data solutions such as Data Commons for the SDGs, a platform aggregating data on the Goals, and Flood Hub – which provides early warning of natural disasters.
As artificial intelligence rapidly becomes a potentially transformative part of our lives, a crucial question arises: how can we ensure that generative AI serves humanity rather than harming it?
AI has the potential to help humanity reach the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), but it must be...
Published 10/03/24
With increasing violence contributing to global crises, the UN has repeatedly raised concerns about diminishing access to education at all levels.
To address this growing emergency, the UN culture and education agency, UNESCO, has implemented measures to create pathways to education and...
Published 10/01/24