AI for Social Good: Using Artificial Intelligence to Save the World Hardcover - 2024

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Artificial intelligence is on everyone's mind these days, as the potential and capabilities of the technology becomes ever clearer. But just as the possibilities presented by AI implementation expand, so to do the ethical and social pitfalls. How can we steer clear of the latter while taking full advantage of the former?

In AI for Social Good, AI scientist and Director of the Artificial Intelligence for Good Research Lab at Microsoft, Rahul Dodhia, delivers an up-to-date and insightful exploration of AI's potential to change the world for the better. Bridging the gap between current realities and tomorrow's possibilities, the author explains how AI really works and how to responsibly integrate it into our policies and projects.

In this book, you'll find an easy-to-follow, nontechnical discussion of contemporary artificial intelligence tools--including how they're built, what they can do, what they cannot do, and the raw material that "teaches" them--along with a collection of common challenges that you may face when integrating AI into your own work.

AI for Social Good explains how artificial intelligence became such an important phenomenon and how it can be used, both ethically and unethically, to transform society. You'll learn how governments and regulators can become more adaptive and create regulations and laws with the potential to keep up with the fast pace of change in AI technology. You'll also discover how you and your organization can tap into the power of artificial intelligence to solve longstanding commercial and social issues. Finally, you'll explore the very real risks inherent in AI implementation and how to avoid them and other common mistakes and pitfalls.

Perfect for policymakers, project managers, and nontechnical leaders who work alongside AI scientists, AI for Social Good demonstrates how diverse and integrated teams can create remarkable products and realize tremendous results without compromising their ethical standards.