Tuesday, Sept. nineteenth, 2023: Artificial intelligence is an enormous speaking level right here at UNGA78. This is the primary UN General Assembly the place world leaders, civil society activists and the personal sector are coming collectively to debate how generative AI will form the long run.
On Monday, delegates heard how AI can be utilized to guard civilians in battle zones, with real-world examples from Ukraine. AI is defending folks caught up within the battle, conserving heritage websites and documenting the actions of combatants to extend accountability in battle zones.
At an occasion hosted by the White House, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken addressed UNGA78 on the potential of AI to assist create a extra equitable world for all and drive progress on the Sustainable Development Goals. Blinken instructed attendees:
“We have to use every tool at our disposal – including artificial intelligence – to get the SDGs back on track. Now, experts estimate that AI could advance progress on nearly 80% of the SDGs and their targets. Already, we’ve got AI systems being deployed to forecast extreme weather events and the impacts that they have; to improve agricultural productivity to fight global hunger; to predict, to prepare for, and respond to outbreaks of disease and new viruses; to build the clean energy infrastructure for a healthier future.”
You can watch Secretary Blinken’s tackle in full right here:
Speaking on the identical occasion, Microsoft’s Juan M. Lavista Ferres, Chief Scientist and Lab director on the Microsoft AI for Good Research Lab, detailed how AI can assist defend infants from avoidable blindness. He cited an instance of AI fashions that run on smartphones that may diagnose a situation that causes preventable blindness in younger kids. This is a method that Microsoft is contributing to SDG 3: Good Health and Well Being.
Technology is empowering low- and middle-income nations to speed up growth and create vibrant digital economies. Launched at UNGA78, the Microsoft Digital Development Program helps companion nations Angola, Ethiopia and Cape Verde to modernize infrastructure and supply essential providers.
Sept. 18th, 2023, 10:30 am ET: It’s been an inspiring and purposeful begin to High Level Week on the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly right here in New York City.
Microsoft has a bodily challenge within the SDG pavilion visualizing the progress made on six Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) for the final twenty years by SDG areas and international locations. Microsoft’s AI for Good Lab and UNIO partnered with the UN, ETH Zürich and Project Everyone to investigate and visualize UN information globally.
The visualization is on a Surface Hub within the entrance to the Pavilion. The six targets visualized embrace: Goal 1 Poverty and growth, Goal 2 Nutrition and meals methods, Goal 3 Health and wellbeing, Goal 4 Youth and schooling, Goal 5 Gender equality and Goal 15 Climate and nature.
Creating brighter futures for the world’s kids and younger folks was a deal with Sunday, throughout a weekend of motion to speed up progress on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
As a part of #SDGActionWeekfinish, the UN kids’s charity UNICEF delivered an replace on the Learning Passport, an initiative launched with Microsoft’s help to make sure displaced kids and younger folks can proceed their schooling.
Posting from #UNGA78, Justin Spelhaug, Microsoft’s VP of Tech for Social Impact, Microsoft Philanthropies shared these stats, displaying how hundreds of thousands of scholars are benefiting from the Learning Passport program, together with these kids in Nigeria.
On Monday, #UNGA78 will deal with the potential of AI to advance the Sustainable Development Goals.
Progress on assembly lots of the world targets the UN has set is method delayed, and we are actually midway to the deadline of 2030 for attaining them.
Microsoft is strongly dedicated to supporting the United Nations in attaining the SDG’s and we imagine AI and know-how can considerably speed up progress.
Microsoft launched our SDG Report within the lead as much as excessive degree week, with a name for renewed multi stakeholder motion and a recognition that using accountable AI has the potential to assist to sort out the deep-rooted world challenges that the SDGs search to unravel.
As a dedicated supporter of the United Nations, we’ll be right here in New York City all through High Level Week of #UNGA78. Keep checking again right here for updates as world leaders ship their imaginative and prescient for a extra sustainable and inclusive future.
Sept. 17, 2023, 11:30 am ET: Welcome to UNGA 78 – or to make use of the official title – the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly.
There’s lots occurring right here on the banks of the East River in New York City the place the General Assembly of the UN is headquartered. And we’ll be maintaining you updated all week lengthy.
Why is Microsoft at UNGA 78?
Microsoft has lengthy been dedicated to supporting the UN’s mission on environmental, humanitarian, growth and safety points. In January 2020, we established an workplace in New York City, which works to deepen partnerships with the UN and discover how know-how can assist overcome among the world’s best challenges.
A progress report on the Sustainable Development Goals
Microsoft is dedicated to supporting the achievement of all the SDGs, with a selected deal with 4 of the targets the place we imagine know-how can have a significant impression:
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Goal 4 – Quality Education.
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Goal 8 – Decent Work and Economic Growth
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Goal 13 – Climate Action
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Goal 16 – Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
You can learn extra in regards to the methods Microsoft helps the SDGs in our SDG report right here.
We’ll have a vigorous drumbeat of updates from UNGA 78 on points together with accountable AI, creating inclusive and sustainable development and methods we will all work collectively to guard democracy and our basic rights.
Keep checking again right here for all the most recent information from Microsoft. Also, observe the United Nations LinkedIn web page for his or her updates.