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The good news is we have most of the technological solutions for transitioning to low-carbon sources of energy. The biggest challenges to adopting them more widely and rapidly are social and political — from funding and investment, to international cooperation, to inspiring mass support for ambitious policies.

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AI for Social Good

AI is already deeply embedded in our lives, its rapid advancement stoked largely by commercial interests. Now relatively inexpensive to deploy, this potent technology is increasingly being applied to non-profit initiatives that have human wellbeing at heart, and to finding solutions for some of the most intractable problems facing our world.

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How can we harness the power of AI to protect and improve our health?

A robotic arm slips a ballot into a slot

Here's why we should be vigilant, but not fatalistic.

Kevin Leyton-Brown stands against a grey wall, wearing a dark blue suit.

A UBC prof is cautiously optimistic.

A person with short black hair and dark skin sits on a wall made of filled, upright sacks.

A tech-enabled strategy for beating poverty.

Raymond Ng is using NLP to streamline complex processes and improve patient outcomes.

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How do we make artificial intelligence accountable to the people who use it?

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There are no easy answers, but satellite images and machine learning could help show us a way.

A smiling Mario holds an orange and blue robot to his chest against an orange background.

Researchers are exploring the pitfalls and potential of human-robot bonding.

Cardiologist Teresa Tsang is using AI to advance and democratize cardiac imaging in BC.

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