12 February 2025
AI technologies must be developed in a way that is aligned to the UN Sustainable Development Goals
How can AI contribute to a better quality of life?
The benefits of AI in contributing to the economic productivity are well-documented. However, the benefits of AI technologies should go further than economic gains. With regulation, AI technologies have the potential to contribute to a better quality of life. This includes reducing inequalities (SDGs 1 , 2 and 10), ensuring decent work (SDG 8) and promoting well-being and increased leisure time to allow people to pursue diverse and creative interests (SDG 3).
One way this can be done is through the idea of Universal Basic Income. Read more on our Policy page.
“There is no country and no people, I think, who can looking forward to the age of leisure and of abundance without a dread. For we have been trained for too long to strive and not enjoy” – John Maynard Keynes
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