Highlighting AI for Public Good: From a vision to global action
Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming more influential, shaping how
it can be used as a tool in serving the public good. To highlight the
benefits that AI can provide for the public, ‘AI for Public Good
[https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/factpages/ai-public-good]’
was established by the European AI Office
[https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/ai-office], which
focuses on leveraging AI in an ethical and responsible way to create
positive social impact.

The European Commission pursues AI for Public Good
[https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/factpages/ai-public-good] by
creating AI models and algorithms to work on major societal
challenges. These open access models aim to stimulate collaboration
and innovation. To structure the initiative, focus areas have been
identified like energy optimisation, health, environment, and
reconstruction to face industry-specific challenges. At the forefront
of these innovations is open data, from which AI derives its findings.
Many of the innovations in these sectors would not have been possible
without open data being publicly available in open data portals. In
the data.europa.eu [https://data.europa.eu/en] portal, for example,
you can find close to 2 million open datasets.

 A landmark moment for AI for Good was the AI for Good Global Summit
[https://data.europa.eu/en/news-events/events/ai-good-global-summit]
2017. Since then, the yearly AI for Good Global Summit
[https://data.europa.eu/en/news-events/events/ai-good-global-summit]
continues to be their flagship event, taking place from 8-11 July this
year. This summit looks at how AI can be guided by open data to
accelerate progress towards various initiatives, including the
sustainable development goals (SDGs)
[https://unosd.un.org/content/sustainable-development-goals-sdgs].

The initiatives around AI for Public Good remind us that using
technology in an ethical and sustainable way allows for resourceful
contributions. The AI for Good Global Summit
[https://data.europa.eu/en/news-events/events/ai-good-global-summit]
taking place is a call to action to collaborate on shaping the future
of AI and highlight the positive impact it can have on societal
developments.

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Publication Date/Time
2025-07-07T08:00:00+00:00
How artificial intelligence is driving positive social impact through
the AI for Public Good initiative