Monash University researchers attend a global summit on AI for sustainable development in Geneva, Switzerland, on July 6-7.

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and 40 UN agencies will demonstrate how new technologies can support the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in areas like climate change and humanitarian response at the two-day AI for Good Global Summit.

Monash Data Futures Institute (MDFI) Director Professor Joanna Batstone said the University's experts will highlight AI's role in health, climate, gender, inclusive prosperity, sustainable infrastructure, and other global development priorities.

“As the only Australian organisation and university presence at the summit we are keen to be an active part of the conversation to leverage AI research for global good,” Professor Batstone said.

“Generative AI is changing the way we live and it's important for us to acknowledge and adjust accordingly, but there is an enormous amount of study to use AI for humanity.

“Our ongoing research uses data science in many ways, including AI to estimate global bushfire smoke and its health burden, understanding the impact of robots in public spaces, and analysing big data to manage and provide ecosystem conservation solutions.

“When understood and applied conscientiously, data science and AI has the potential to improve every aspect of the human experience,” Professor Batstone said.

Leading multidisciplinary researchers include MDFI Research Director Associate Professor Andrea Collevecchio, Professor of AI, Technology and the Law at the Faculty of Law Chris Marsden, design research expert Associate Professor Shanti Sumartojo, and human-centred computing expert Professor Jesper Kjeldskov from the Faculty of Information Technology.

Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) Professor Rebekah Brown welcomed Monash experts to join the global AI for Good conversation.

Professor Brown said, “We are continuously committed to working with policymakers, institutions and industry collaborators in Australia and across the globe in alignment with the UN’s sustainable development goals.

“At Monash, research to encourage thriving communities, support geopolitical security, and address climate change is ingrained in our ethos,” and AI is becoming intrinsically linked to each of these areas.

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