AI seen as key to achieving UN goals

Professor Arthur GO Mutambara urges global cooperation to ensure AI supports sustainable development equitably.
AI can boost progress on the UN’s 2030 goals but risks deepening global inequality if poorly governed.

Professor Arthur GO Mutambara argues that AI must be central to achieving the UN’s 2030 sustainable development goals.

His new book outlines how AI can serve as an enabler of progress while presenting risks that need careful governance.

Mutambara warns that if poorly managed, AI could deepen global inequality, concentrating wealth and power in rich countries while exploiting poorer regions.

He calls for global cooperation, regional integration, and a strategic policy, governance, and regulation framework to ensure equitable outcomes.

He concludes that AI must advance the common good rather than inequality, echoing UN chief António Guterres’ warning that technology should never entrench existing divides.

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