ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR SOCIAL GOOD (AI4SG): AI AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

Abstract

Contrary to a dystopian narrative present in the mass media and popular culture that characterizes the advancement and development of Artificial Intelligence as an existential threat or risk (e.g. technological unemployment, lethal autonomous weapons systems, killer robots, computer-based political propaganda, etc.), I want to critically and constructively evaluate the role of Artificial Intelligence for social good (AI4SG). Digital technology can also be applied to solving humanity’s big problems, such as the 17 Sustainable Development Goals and their 169 targets for the 2030 agenda. In this article, I will comment on different cases of use and application of Artificial Intelligence and robotics aimed at achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals and what ethical principles must guide their application so that AI achieves the ambitious 2030 agenda. I will also comment on Spain’s action plan and national strategy to fulfil the 2030 agenda and how it incorporates ICT.