Artificial intelligence (AI) and
robotics innovators and their high-tech creations will join humanitarian
leaders in Geneva, Switzerland, 6-7 July, for the latest edition of the global
summit advancing AI to drive sustainable development.
Two high-level roundtables featuring policy-makers,
diplomats, industry executives, academics, and UN partners will host crucial
discussions on the guardrails needed for safe and responsible AI and the
potential development of global AI governance frameworks.
“It's in our collective interest that we can shape AI faster
than it is shaping us," said ITU Secretary-General Doreen Bogdan-Martin.
“This summit, as the UN's primary platform for AI, will bring to the table leading
voices representing a diversity of interests to ensure that AI can be a
powerful catalyst for progress in our race to rescue the SDGs."
Innovative
solutions and world-class speakers
The
two-day AI for Good Global Summit organized
by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), together with 40 partner UN
agencies, will demonstrate how new technologies can support the UN Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs) in areas such as combatting the climate crisis and
bolstering humanitarian response.
Generative AI and human-machine collaboration will be key
themes amid the release of tools that are beginning to change the way we think
about creativity and productivity.
The AI for Good Global Summit will feature eight humanoid
social robots and over 50 specialized robots, being brought together for the
first time under the same roof. The robots will showcase capabilities ranging
from fighting fires and delivering aid to providing healthcare and farming sustainably.
The event
will also host the final round of the AI for Good Innovation
Factory where start-ups from around the world will pitch their
AI solutions to advance the SDGs.
More
than a summit
The AI for Good Global Summit, established in 2017, returns
to Geneva in person for the first time since 2019. In response to the COVID-19
pandemic, AI for Good transformed into a year-round online engagement platform
bringing together a diverse range of participants from 183 countries.
This year's
summit combines the best of the physical and virtual worlds, with the potential
to welcome over 3,000 participants in Geneva alongside online participation
from the over 20,000 members of ITU's fast-growing AI-powered community
platform, the AI for Good Neural
Network.
The event
will emphasize networking to build new projects, calls to action, and
partnerships. AI for Good's dynamic show floor will also include AI-inspired
performances and artwork.
ITU
connects the world
AI for Good is organized by ITU, the UN specialized
agency for information and communication technologies, together with 40 partner
UN agencies. The summit is co-convened by the government of Switzerland.
ITU's global membership includes 193 Member States and –
uniquely in the UN system – over 900 companies, universities, and international
and regional organizations.
Member States at ITU's governing Plenipotentiary Conference
in 2022 adopted a resolution supporting the tech agency's work across the UN
system to realize the benefits of AI for sustainable development.
The two-day
AI for Good Global Summit at The International Conference Centre Geneva is
preceded by nine machine learning workshops on 5 July led by experts from
the AI of Good Discovery
series.
