Russian President Vladimir Putin has asserted that future AI leader would rule the world. Whilst the need and possibility to rule the world are debatable, AI can be a game-changer to advance global development goals.

Global Dialogue on AI Governance: United Nations & International Telecom Union
By Arpit Chaturvedi, Penelope Haratza, & Soudamini Desai

Last spring, as students in Britain were prevented from taking their final exams by the pandemic, an algorithm was deployed to estimate what their final grades would have been and therefore should be.

In the modern digital age, “Data” has emerged as an important issue. It   includes information about everything and anything stored, recorded and transmitted electronically.

“The decade of AI: Realizations, Resolve or Ruse” latest brief by our experts Swati Agarwal & Jiaqian Wang where they discuss how the question of AI applications can be addressed to help accelerate the achievement of SDGs.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is being deployed across domains and creating a wealth of opportunity.But who will benefit from the AI economy’s new sources of wealth and employment? As with past innovations, those with the capital to invest in new technology and the high-skilled workers developing new AI are primed to benefit. However, low-skilled workers within the AI workforce experience a duality of short-term opportunity and long-term challenges.

AI Policy Labs (AIPL), Global Policy Insights (GPI) in partnership with the Ramphal Institute and with associate partners UN WOMEN, the Indian Association of Universities, the United Nations Global Compact and Swiss Cognitive hosted a two-day virtual Conference on “The Commonwealth: Advancing towards the future with Emerging Technologies & AI” on 11-12 September 2020.

Imagine, you have just graduated from high school and the world is your oyster. You are at that crucial crossroad where you have to decide the career path you will pursue. Naturally, you will be looking for an answer that will give you a fulfilling life and help you realise your dreams.

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Among the vast issues emanating from the ethical and policy challenges of AI,a significant proportion deals with assigning blame or accountability. If a software does something that is considered wrong, or guides a hardware to do something wrong, who/ what is responsible? There are many examples of such instances nowadays, as AI is being used widely across domains and applications.

For centuries, gender inequality has plagued our society and continues to do so. Be it voting rights, right to marriage and abortion, or right to work or secure financial assistance, women have had to fight for their fundamental rights. With more and more women entering the workforce, we now face the problem of income inequality, lack of women representation and other deeply ingrained stereotypes. Some of our society functions through gender