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Accelerating the societal benefits of artificial intelligence and machine learning while ensuring equity, privacy, transparency, accountability and social impact.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a key driver of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Its effect can be seen in homes, businesses, schools and even public spaces, enabling advances in autonomous driving, energy efficiency, and even facilitating better care for the young and elderly. AI holds the promise of solving some of society’s most pressing issues, but also presents challenges such as inscrutable “black box” algorithms, unethical use of data and potential job displacement.
As rapid advances in machine learning (ML) increase the scope and scale of AI’s deployment across all aspects of daily life, multistakeholder collaboration is required to optimize accountability, transparency, privacy and impartiality to create trust.
Our Platform brings together key stakeholders from the public and private sectors to co-design, test and implement policy frameworks that accelerate the benefits and mitigate the risks of AI and ML.
Project areas include standards for protecting children, predicting and mitigating wildfires, and addressing the unique challenges of facial recognition technology.
The World Economic Forum's Artificial Intelligence for Agriculture Innovation (AI4AI) initiative aims to transform the agriculture sector in India by promoting the use of artificial intel...
The World Economic Forum’s Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR) Rwanda has worked with the Ministry of Information, Communication Technology and Innovation to promote adopti...
When you strap on your smart watch or speak to your smart home devices you engage with the Internet of Things (IoT), but by doing so might you also be welcoming hackers into your life?
Technology is disrupting every country and industry around the globe.
The World Economic Forum has launched the Global AI Action Alliance (GAIA), an initiative to accelerate the adoption of inclusive, transparent and trusted artificial intelligence globally.
The World Economic Forum’s Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, in partnership with the UK government, has developed guidelines for more ethical and efficient government procureme...
The World Economic Forum was the first to draw the world’s attention to the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the current period of unprecedented change driven by rapid technological advances...
A roadmap to enable and accelerate equitable development of quantum ecosystems globally This initiative is part of the World Economic Forum's Quantum Economy Network.THE CHALLENGEQuantum ...
Combining artificial intelligence, data and fire-fighting resources to mitigate wildfire risks throughout the world The challengeWildfire severity, spread and frequency have all increased...
Creating actionable guidelines to address human rights concerns arising from the use of facial recognition technology The challengeThe development of facial recognition technology (FRT) p...
Guidelines for the responsible and effective procurement of artificial intelligence by governments to better meet the needs of citizens and enhance public servicesThe challenge Artificial...
Actionable guidelines to educate, empower and protect children and youth in the age of artificial intelligenceThe challenge From robotic toys and social media to the classroom and home, ...
Part 1: Principles for Responsible AI
Harnessing the transformative potential of artificial intelligence by accelerating the adoption of trusted, transparent and inclusive AI systems globally. The challengeAs the transformati...
How should technology providers, the medical community and healthcare regulators come together to ensure that chatbots provide beneficial outcomes for healthcare? What approaches and tool...
The ChallengeNearly all C-suite executives view artificial intelligence (AI) as an enabler in developing a digital mindset and enterprise culture that drives real-time insights into busin...
The challenge The pervasive use of technology is triggering a spirited debate over how new technologies should be managed and governed. As governments struggle to keep up with the unprec...
By deploying the right intelligent manufacturing technologies such as AI, manufacturers can boost efficiency, improve agility, and enable self-optimizing operations. Yet, only about 9% of...
The challengeHeadlines spark fear of automation-driven job loss and worker displacement driven by Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) technologies such as artificial intelligence, but less...
Toolkits for corporate executives to identify the benefits of AI and how to operationalize it in a responsible wayThe challengeArtificial intelligence (AI) is the software engine that dri...
The ChallengeThe development and use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies can bring about many benefits – from transforming businesses and improving labour productivity to enhanci...
Wildfire severity, spread and frequency have all increased because of climate change. This poses a growing threat to forest ecosystems and high-risk rural areas. Critical services such as...
Artificial intelligence (AI) can enable a new era in the digital transformation journey, offering tremendous potential to transform industries for greater efficiency, sustainability and w...
The World Economic Forum’s governance framework for the responsible use of facial recognition in law enforcement investigations addresses the need for a set of concrete guidelines to ensu...
The World Economic Forum Responsible Use of Technology project aims to help bring the worlds of business, civil society and government together by providing leaders with practical tools t...
Future Focus 2025: Pathways for Progress from the Network of Global Future Councils 2020-2022 offers a positive and inspiring agenda around which a sustainable and inclusive recovery can ...
Artificial intelligence (AI) has great potential to benefit society, but the technology’s full potential can only be realized if it is representative of the diversity of populations it im...
In 2021, the Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Brazil implemented the AI Procurement in a Box Guidelines in two unprecedented pilots, one with the Metrô de São Paulo and the oth...
Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to increase access to healthcare is an attractive approach for developing nations with limited healthcare resources. However with lagging regulations on...
Quantum computing may be at an early stage of development, but it is witnessing massive public investments and huge growth in venture capital financing. The technology has the potential t...
Artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the most important technologies for business, the economy and society and a driving force behind the Fourth Industrial Revolution. C-suite executive...
A practical toolkit to promote the responsible use of artificial intelligence-based tools in human resources. Developed in collaboration with a community of over 50 experts, the toolkit i...
Conversational AI is everywhere – in our phones and in devices scattered around our homes. Now this technology is rapidly being used in healthcare, which opens up incredible opportunities...
Many computer science experts believe that, in this century, machines will be able to do most tasks better than humans. Given these sorts of predictions, it is important to think about th...
The field of AI governance has grown rapidly over the last five years with an immediate challenge to ensure responsible application and practices.
The World Economic Forum’s governance framework for the responsible use of facial recognition in law enforcement investigations addresses the need for a set of concrete guidelines to ensu...
As companies around the world increasingly use artificial intelligence (AI) in their decision-making processes, there is an ever greater risk of creating or reinforcing unfair bias. This ...
The World Economic Forum Responsible Use of Technology project aims to provide practical resources for organizations to operationalize ethics in their use of technology. This White Paper ...
Driven by declining fertility and increased life expectancy, the global population aged 60 years and older is growing at a fast pace and is estimated to reach over 1.6 billion by 2050. Ar...
Artificial intelligence (AI) has tremendous potential to accelerate and support the global energy transition but several key barriers are preventing it from being adopted rapidly or at gl...
In collaboration with the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University, USA
Part II Pilot phase: Self‑assessment, the audit management system and certification
Ethics by Design: An organizational approach to the responsible use of technology integrates key insights from psychology and behavioural economics with findings from market research and ...
When a new technology is introduced in healthcare, especially one based on AI, it invites meticulous scrutiny. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the adoption of chatbots in healthcare...
The World Economic Forum’s Frameworks for Reimagining Regulation at the Age of AI seek to address the need for upgrading our existing regulatory environment to ensure the trustworthy desi...
Last Updated: May 2022The promises of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies lie beyond our imaginations and the risks accompanying them remain impossible to forecast. Government offic...
The World Economic Forum’s Framework for the Responsible use of facial recognition technology seeks to address the need for a set of concrete guidelines to ensure the trustworthy and safe...
Over the past decade, artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as the software engine that drives the Fourth Industrial Revolution, a technological force affecting all disciplines, econom...
There are many potential benefits to the application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies, including the reduction of economic inefficiencies and increase in high-skilled jobs. Th...
Artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the most important technologies of this era.
