The report claims that with AI having reached a historic turning point in terms of sustainability applications, we will see rapid advances in big data, hardware, complex algorithms, and the increasing accessibility of these tools for both industry and start-ups.
Key to this change was an awareness of the business value of AI across technologies as diverse as autonomous vehicles (AVs), distributed energy grids, smart agriculture and food systems, next generation weather and climate prediction, smart disaster response, AI-designed ‘smart’ cities, a digital Earth ‘dashboard’, and reinforcement learning for Earth sciences innovations.
The profound implications these findings have for the next generation of sustainability entrepreneurs will be outlined at next January’s Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW).
Hosted by Masdar, the Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company, the week is a thought-leading annual event covering the ‘pillars’ of Energy and Climate Change, Water, the Future of Mobility, Space, Biotechnology, Tech for Good, and Youth that provides a global focal point for action on sustainable development and renewable energy.
One of the highlights of the week will be the Future Sustainability Summit, which will examine the extent to which disruptive and innovative technologies such as AI can serve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, while also shaping the sustainable businesses of tomorrow.
Embedded within the WFES (World Future Energy Summit), a key enabler of ADSW, and set to take place from 15-16 January, the Future Sustainability Summit will explore the full range of sustainability and renewable energy issues with an emphasis on the cross-pollination of the latest breakthroughs from innovators and technologists working across many industries active in the sector.
Given the limitless potential of AI, it is fitting that ADSW is being hosted by Abu Dhabi, the capital of the first country in the world to appoint a Minister of Artificial Intelligence and introduce a nation-wide AI strategy with the aim of harnessing the power of this technology to drive sustainable growth and build an advanced knowledge-based economy.
“The potential of AI is one of the many topics covered by the Future Sustainability Summit as an unmissable gathering for all those wishing to access the latest critical thinking and network with the most dynamic entrepreneurs and technologists active in the field,” according to says Naji El Haddad, Group Event Director at REED Exhibitions, the event organizer of WFES.
“Across the broad range of innovation within the global sustainability and energy sectors, ADSW performs a distinctive role as a catalyst for new ideas and exciting joint ventures by providing a platform for businesses to connect and accelerate commercially-driven innovations.”
To ensure extensive coverage scope of the essential issues, the Future Sustainability Summit’s sessions include plenaries, debates, interviews, insight sessions from young innovators, and live on-stage demonstrations of cutting-edge robotics during a “robot rescuers” session.
Attendees will also have extensive opportunities to network and explore business opportunities with representatives of leading organizations from across the globe.
“For those seeking to explore the potential of AI-related tech and its implications, the Future Sustainability Summit and related events at WFES give them an opportunity to catch up with key thought leaders while also offering unparalleled access to major players in the sustainability sector,” added Mr. Haddad.
“ADSW’s global reputation for accelerating innovation stems from its ability to unite technology, policy, academia and investment from around the world to share insights and help launch the enterprises that will shape our daily lives in the future.”
