SAN FRANCISCO — Conversations on artificial intelligence and global development tend to focus on ways AI can transform the sector. Most of the time, global development professionals fail to see what they can bring to the evolution of machine learning and AI tools.
For example, the AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva, Switzerland, this week asks how AI can accelerate progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals.
But amid a debate on the ethics surrounding information collection in the wake of Facebook scandals over data misuse, some are arguing that it’s equally important for development professionals to weigh in on AI.