AI for the common good

GENEVA CENTRE FOR PHILANTHROPY

Arti­fi­cial Intel­li­gence (AI) and phil­an­thropy have been influen­cing each other for deca­des. Howe­ver, so far this inter­ac­tion has mainly been shaped by a small group of influ­en­tial play­ers from the digi­tal and tech­no­lo­gi­cal sector. With the rapid deve­lo­p­ments and comple­xity of AI, many phil­an­thro­pic orga­ni­sa­ti­ons struggle to find a way in.

The poten­tial of the AI revolution

To over­come these hurd­les, the Geneva Centre for Phil­an­thropy (GCP) has published a multi­di­sci­pli­nary hand­book. It explo­res the syner­gies between AI and phil­an­thropy and aims to help actors in the non-profit sector to get star­ted with the deve­lo­p­ment, appli­ca­tion and use of AI. At the same time, it seeks to raise aware­ness of the posi­tive impact of AI on philanthropy.

At the heart of the AI revo­lu­tion is its poten­tial to replace or even surpass human capa­bi­li­ties. Hardly any sector remains untouched by these rapid advan­ces. But the deve­lo­p­ments have also exacer­ba­ted exis­ting socie­tal chal­lenges, inclu­ding the entrench­ment of biases, growing econo­mic inequa­li­ties and the incre­asing margi­na­li­sa­tion of parti­cu­larly vulnerable groups. The contri­bu­ti­ons in the hand­book make clear: this is precis­ely where phil­an­thropy comes in.