AI’s potential for good emerges across industries

Homepage > News > Business > AI’s potential for good emerges across industries TL;DR: The conversation around artificial intelligence is often dominated by what could go wrong, but a different story is taking shape. Governments are exploring practical ways to put AI to work, showing that its impact will ultimately depend on how thoughtfully the technology is developed, deployed, and governed. Key Takeaways South Korea is betting on AI to help authorities see disaster risks sooner and respond with greater precision. Uganda sees AI as a way to make lesser-known destinations more discoverable in an increasingly digital travel market. The Philippines is encouraging smaller tourism businesses to use digital tools to reach travelers beyond traditional markets. Artificial intelligence (AI) is gaining notoriety over widespread misuse, environmental costs, fears it could one day take over people’s jobs, cybersecurity issues, and the worst and most recent one—its potential to reportedly kill more than 10% of humanity in the next decade. These drawbacks made it harder for people to see AI’s capacity to transform industries for the greater good and likely view it more as a tool that c...