A #SocialGoodTech Chat: Machine Learning for a Better World

Robots and machines are becoming more accurate, sophisticated, and effective, making them potentially useful in a host of development programs. Innovators are realistically imagining a future where robots and self-driving cars can diagnose diseases, prepare meals, and deliver aid. However, while machine learning carries great promise, there are possibilities for less positive outcomes, including the machination of discrimination.

How do we ensure robots and machines are used for social good? +SocialGood and UNICEF Innovate will co-host this #SocialGoodChat to explore how machine learning can move us closer to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, including the four principles for ethical machine learning.

Date: March 29, 2018

Time: 10 a.m. ET

Hashtag: #SocialGoodTech

Here are some of the questions we’ll tackle during the talk:

• How is machine learning and robotics being used to support international development?
• What are the challenges that face machine learning solutions?
• How can we program machines to avoid challenges such as discrimination?
• How is the United Nations using machine learning to support the #SDGs?
• What are the largest areas of untapped potential for machine learning?
• How do we ensure that machine learning is used in a way that protects human jobs and promotes prosperity and security worldwide?

This Twitter chat is part of our 2018 Emerging Technologies for the Global Goals series. Learn how you can get involved here.