{"id":20236,"date":"2025-02-10T13:02:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T12:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/telecomkh.info\/?p=20236"},"modified":"2025-02-10T13:02:00","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T12:02:00","slug":"ai-agents-for-good-itus-ai-for-good-global-summit-2025-to-tackle-the-rise-of-autonomous-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/telecomkh.info\/?p=20236","title":{"rendered":"AI agents for good? ITU\u2019s AI for Good Global Summit 2025 to tackle the rise of autonomous AI"},"content":{"rendered":"

The UN agency for digital technologies rallies global AI leaders to address the opportunities and risks presented by AI agents, low-cost AI models, and the next wave of accelerated AI development<\/strong><\/p>\n

A new wave of autonomous AI\u2014capable of reasoning, acting independently, and scaling at unprecedented speed\u2014is rapidly reshaping the technological landscape. The rise of \u201cagentic AI\u00bb and powerful, low-cost AI models is making artificial intelligence cheaper, more widely available, and potentially more energy efficient\u2014but also harder to regulate. With some prominent CEOs predicting human-level AI within two to three years, concerns are mounting over safety risks, weakened guardrails, and the challenge of responsible governance.
\nThese pressing issues will be at the center of the AI for Good Global Summit 2025, the United Nations’ leading platform advancing AI in service of sustainable development, in Geneva, Switzerland from 8 to 11 July 2025. The expanded, four-day gathering will also showcase progress on advanced robotics, autonomous mobility, quantum computing, AI in space, and brain-computer interfaces.
\nOrganized by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the UN agency for digital technologies, the goal of AI for Good is to identify trustworthy applications of AI, build AI skills and standards, and strengthen global dialogue on AI governance for sustainable development.
\n\u00abAs AI development accelerates, so does the urgency to keep innovation aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals,\u00bb said ITU Secretary-General Doreen Bogdan-Martin. \u00abAI for Good is where the world comes together to ensure these technologies are safe, responsible, and leave no one behind.\u00bb<\/p>\n

Tackling AI’s biggest questions<\/strong>
\nAt the AI for Good Global Summit 2025, leading experts from governments, industry, academia, civil society, and the UN will explore how AI is reshaping our world, tackling urgent challenges such as safety, employment, sustainability, privacy, security, governance, and its broader societal and economic impacts.
\nAmong the AI visionaries set to present are Geoffrey Hinton, AI pioneer and Nobel Prize winner; Yoshua Bengio, Founder and Scientific Director of Mila \u2013 Quebec AI Institute and Turing Award winner; Sasha Luccioni, AI & Climate Lead of open-source AI developer Hugging Face; and other prominent voices on AI.<\/p>\n

Acting on global AI priorities<\/strong>
\nResponding to the Global Digital Compact, adopted last year by the UN General Assembly, the AI for Good Global Summit 2025 will provide a global platform for dialogue to advance AI governance, standards, and capacity building. As AI adoption accelerates, the Summit aims to inform policies and drive solutions that ensure AI is developed and deployed responsibly, fairly, and for the benefit of all.
\nYet, a global AI governance gap persists\u2014an ITU survey found that 55 per cent of Member States lack a national AI strategy, and 85 per cent have no AI-specific regulations. To address this, the Summit will host ITU’s second AI Governance Day on 10 July, focusing on safety, trust, international standards, and bridging the regulatory gap, while also tackling the urgent need to build AI skills and capacity, especially in developing countries.
\nOn 11 July, the Summit will host an International AI Standards Exchange, bringing together leading global standards bodies to strengthen AI’s technical backbone, ensuring interoperability, safety, and inclusive standards development.
\n\u201cITU is driving the development of a trusted and interoperable AI ecosystem,\u00bb said Seizo Onoe, Director of ITU’s Telecommunication Standardization Bureau. \u201cOur AI standards are supporting innovation in areas from network orchestration and energy efficiency to multimedia coding and content authenticity. Our International AI Standards Exchange will help keep up global momentum on the technical underpinnings of responsible AI.\u00bb
\nThe newly established AI for Good Awards, presented in partnership with Tech to the Rescue, will recognize groundbreaking AI solutions that contribute to global progress on sustainable development with categories including AI for People, AI for Planet, and AI for Prosperity. Applications for awards will open soon.<\/p>\n

Combining the UN’s leading AI platform with the tech and development community<\/strong>
\nThe AI for Good Global Summit is organized by ITU together with 47 partner UN agencies. The annual event, co-convened by the Government of Switzerland, is free of charge and open to everyone.
\nThis year, AI for Good makes its debut at Palexpo, Geneva’s largest event venue and exposition centre.<\/p>\n

Confirmed speakers include:
\n\u2022 Doreen Bogdan-Martin, ITU Secretary-General
\n\u2022 Ravi Kumar, CEO Cognizant
\n\u2022 Geoffrey Hinton, Advisor for the Learning in Machines & Brains, Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (presenting remotely)
\n\u2022 Cherie Blair, Founder, Cherie Blair Foundation for Women
\n\u2022 Stuart Russell, Professor of Computer Science at University of California, Berkeley, and author of \u00abHuman Compatible: Artificial Intelligence and the Problem of Control\u00bb
\n\u2022 Nina Schick, Author, Entrepreneur, Speaker – AI Authority, Founder of Tamang Ventures
\n\u2022 Yoshua Bengio, Turing Award winner. Founder and Scientific Director, MILA.
\n\u2022 Gary Marcus, Scientist, best-selling author, and serial entrepreneur, New York University
\n\u2022 Nicholas Thompson, CEO, The Atlantic
\n\u2022 Alex Zhavoronkov, Founder & CEO, Insilico Medicine, world-known scientist and author working in biotechnology, regenerative medicine, and aging economics.
\n\u2022 Sasha Luccioni, AI & Climate Lead, Hugging Face, Time 100 AI
\n\u2022 Tristan Harris, Co-Founder & Executive Director, Center for Humane Technology (CHT), The Social Dilemma<\/p>\n

Demonstrations of robots, drones, and AI innovations will include:
\n\u2022 Big Ocean (K-Pop band)
\n\u2022 FES cycling system for spinal cord injury rehabilitation (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
\n\u2022 Wireless brain-computer interface headset for neurorehabilitation (University of Houston)
\n\u2022 Autonomous farm robot for orchard automation (Kisuitech)
\n\u2022 Self-sanitizing mobile dry toilet (allcareAI)
\n\u2022 Lower limb exoskeleton for mobility assistance (TU Berlin)
\n\u2022 Myoelectric prosthetic arm for intuitive control (UPV)
\n\u2022 Programmable living biological robots (University of Vermont and Tufts University)
\n\u2022 VR training for elite athlete anticipation skills (Inria Centre, Rennes University)
\n\u2022 Bird-inspired fixed-wing robot (EPFL)
\n\u2022 Drone and eDNA system for scalable pest and biodiversity monitoring (Namu Robotics)<\/p>\n

The AI for Good Global Summit will take place alongside the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)+20 High-Level Event 2025, bringing a wide range of stakeholders together to advance global digital cooperation for sustainable development. A single media accreditation will be accepted for both the AI for Good Global Summit and the WSIS+20 High-Level Event.<\/p>\n

The AI for Good Global Summit 2025 is supported by its partners and sponsors:
\n\u2022 Co-Convener: Swiss Confederation
\n\u2022 Diamond Sponsor: Microsoft Corporation
\n\u2022 Gold Sponsors: Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT) of the Republic of Korea, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) of Japan
\n\u2022 Networking and Session Partners: Cisco Systems, Inc., International Health Charity Association (IHCA), FSAB Consulting, Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights
\n\u2022 Innovation Factory Local Chapters: Mellifera, AkBank, Government of Catalonia, Innovate Australia
\n\u2022 Supporters: Team Extension, Swisslog, KUKA<\/p>\n

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The UN agency for digital technologies rallies global AI leaders to address the opportunities and risks presented by AI agents, low-cost AI models, and the next wave of accelerated AI development A new wave of autonomous AI\u2014capable of reasoning, acting independently, and scaling at unprecedented speed\u2014is rapidly reshaping the technological landscape. The rise of \u201cagentic … <\/p>\n

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