Many of the headlines about artificial intelligence warn of its dangers. However, artificial intelligence (AI) can be and is being used for good in many ways from improving the accessibility for people with disabilities to building our resilience to natural disasters. Here are 8 powerful examples of AI for good.

1. 8 Powerful Examples
Of AI For Good

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Amid the cacophony of concern over artificial intelligence (AI) taking over jobs (and the
world) and cheers for what it can do to increase productivity and profits, the potential
for AI to do good can be overlooked. Technology leaders such as Microsoft, IBM,
Huawei and Google have entire sections of their business focused on the topic and
dedicate resources to build AI solutions for good and to support developers who do. In
the fight to solve extraordinarily difficult challenges, humans can use all the help we can
get. Here are 8 powerful examples of artificial intelligence for good as it is applied to
some of the toughest challenges facing society today.
8 Powerful Examples Of AI For Good

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Accessibility
There are more than 1 billion people living with a disability around the world. Artificial
intelligence can be used to amplify these people’s abilities to improve their accessibility. It
can facilitate employment, improve daily life and help people living with disabilities
communicate. From opening up the world of books to deaf children to narrating what it
“sees” to those with visual impairments, apps and tools powered by artificial intelligence
are improving accessibility.

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Climate Change, Conservation
and the Environment
One of the most perplexing and pressing issues the planet faces today is climate change.
Artificial intelligence innovators are developing ways for the technology to be applied to
help improve the climate change issue from simulations to monitoring, measuring and
resource management. In addition, AI has been deployed in conservation biology. AI tools
make wildlife monitoring more accurate and efficient, and data analysis streamlined.
Drones are also used
to monitor wildlife populations and count animals as well as catch poachers
in the act.

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World Hunger
In order to feed the world’s population by 2050, the United Nations estimates we will
need to increase the world’s food production by 70%. This gargantuan task seems more
plausible with the support of artificial intelligence. In addition to developing hearty seeds,
artificial intelligence can be used to automate tedious tasks, detect disease for earlier
interventions, apply herbicide precisely and generally maximize crop production.

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Human Rights
Artificial intelligence makes the task of identifying human rights violations such
as human trafficking quicker and more comprehensive. Using face recognition technology
powered by artificial intelligence photos can be analyzed to
find missing people and images can be reviewed to spot other human
rights violations.

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Fight Fake News
Even though artificial intelligence generates a lot of disinformation campaigns and fake
news content, it can also be used to battle it. Artificial intelligence can be used to verify
the truth of articles. Since the amount of content generated daily is too much for humans
to effectively monitor, artificial intelligence offers a solution that makes identifying fake
news possible. Even though the algorithms are only as good as the input, they receive to
learn from, using AI in the fight over fake news is a step in the right direction.

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Education
As the pressure continues to mount for educators to customize learning for each student
and hit performance benchmarks, artificial intelligence supplies valuable tools that can
support learning in and out of the classroom. On a systemic level, artificial intelligence can
help process educational statistics to enable decision-making for policy-makers and
educational leaders.

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Healthcare
Artificial intelligence is already revolutionizing healthcare. It is aiding in diagnoses and
detecting illness and disease prior to the involvement of medical professionals as well as
assist healthcare staff once patients are under their care. Healthcare systems create
volumes of data that would go unused without the support of artificial intelligence and
machine learning. Not only does artificial intelligence get used to develop innovative drug
therapies and customized medicine, but robots are also increasingly being used to
support surgeries.

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Resilience
Not only does artificial intelligence play a critical role in detecting, monitoring and
learning about natural disasters such as hurricanes and earthquakes, but it’s also
leveraged for learning to make our society more resilient when faced with catastrophe.
Researchers are currently using artificial intelligence to find solutions to make Los Angeles’
plumbing infrastructure less susceptible to damage from earthquakes. In this case and
other applications, AI can run many scenarios and computer models to determine the best
solutions for vexing issues.

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8 Powerful Examples Of AI For Good
There’s no shortage of challenges that need to be solved today to enable a better
tomorrow for our planet, cultures and society. When humans collaborate with artificial
intelligence, solutions that otherwise wouldn’t have been thought of can be developed
and vetted at a pace that wouldn’t be possible if only humans were tasked with the
assignment. AI provides innovative ways of solving extremely challenging problems while
at the same time providing ways of significantly improving life.
What other examples of artificial intelligence used for good would you add
to the list?

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Bernard Marr is an internationally best-selling author, popular keynote speaker, futurist, and a
strategic business & technology advisor to governments and companies. He helps
organisations improve their business performance, use data more intelligently, and
understand the implications of new technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data,
blockchains, and the Internet of Things.
LinkedIn has ranked Bernard as one of the world’s top 5 business influencers. He is a frequent
contributor to the World Economic Forum and writes a regular column for Forbes. Every day
Bernard actively engages his 1.5 million social media followers and shares content that
reaches millions of readers.
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