The Summit will showcase humanoid robots acting as nursing assistants, contemporary artists, companionship, and conversation robots; all of the United Nations believe could be used for positive causes. There’s been a spate of AI advances in chatbots, object detection, human emotion recognition, etc.
Some even believe AI or artificial general intelligence will take over humanity. Still, Frederic Werner, Head of Strategic Engagement at the ITU Telecommunication Standardization Bureau , says that the idea is to showcase capabilities, opportunities, and challenges of AI and robots to start a global dialogue, reported Reuters.Over 5,000 people are expected to attend the Summit, which is taking place from July 6-7.
The other area in which the UN is already using AI is the World Food Programme's HungerMap project which pools data to identify regions sliding towards hunger. AI is also being used in the same project to develop remote-controlled trucks to help deliver emergency aid in danger zones. The World Health Organization is also working towards a benchmarking system powered by AI, which will help ensure the accuracy of disease diagnoses, reported Reuters.