2 AI and the SDGs in Context
In order to examine the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) to contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), we must first establish both what these goals really entail and what we mean by AI. Sustainability and AI have received enormous amounts of attention, and both concepts are used in a wide variety of ways. For the sake of clarity in the ensuing analysis of AI impact on the SDGs, a brief discussion of what is meant by sustainability, some context for the SDGs, and an explanation of what will count as AI is in order.
Sustainability and the SDGs
The beginning of the modern concept of sustainable development serves as a useful origin story for the SDGs. In 1987, Gro ...
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