AI For Good Global Summit 2017

Driven by the rapid progress in Artificial Intelligence (AI) research, intelligent machines are gaining the ability to learn, improve and make calculated decisions in ways that will enable them to perform tasks previously thought to rely solely on human experience, creativity, and ingenuit​y. As a result, we will in the near future see large parts of our lives influenced by AI.

AI innovation will also be central to the achievement of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and will help solving humanity’s grand challenges by capitalizing on the unprecedented quantities of data now being generated on sentiment behavior, human health, commerce, communications, migration and more.

With large parts of our lives being influenced by AI, it is critical that government, industry, academia and civil society work together to evaluate the opportunities presented by AI, ensuring that AI benefits all of humanity. Responding to this critical issue, ITU and the XPRIZE Foundation organized AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva, 7-9 June, 2017 in partnership with a number of UN sister agencies. The Summit aimed to accelerate and advance the development and democratization of AI solutions that can address specific global challenges related to poverty, hunger, health, education, the environment, and others.

The Summit provided a neutral platform for government officials, UN agencies, NGO’s, industry leaders, and AI experts to discuss the ethical, technical, societal and policy issues related to AI, offer reccommendations and guidance,​ and promote international dialogue and cooperation in support of AI innovation.

 

AI for Good Global Summit is a global movement that started at the intersection of with a vision to incentivize the world to think about the positive impact that Artificial intelligence will bring to the world. From the #XPRIZE foundational and visionary AI prize designed in 2015 and announced at #TED, it was the meeting of the leaders at #XPRIZE and #ITU that formed the foundation of the AI for Good Global Summit in early 2016 and prepared for a successful first international gathering in Geneva and hosted by ITU in June 2017.
Congratulations to all that have contributed to the overall success of the #aiforgood global summit over the last 5 years, including all partners and supporters, and sponsors. And can’t forget the amazing planning moments we had with Reinhard Scholl, Fred Werner, Ayda Dabiri, Bastiaan Quast, Kseniia Fontaine, Yvonne Soderberg Cooper, and along with the foresight and wisdom of Yoshua Bengio, Stuart Russell, Peter H. Diamandis, CHAESUB Lee, Anousheh Ansari, and Francesca Rossi. So proud to have been at the onset of this movement and to chair its design and programming over the years.2017 summit: http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-T/AI/Pages/201706-default.aspx
2018 summit: http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-T/AI/2018/Pages/default.aspx
2019 summit: https://aiforgood.itu.int/2019-event/
2020 to present summit: https://aiforgood.itu.int/