An Artificial Intelligence-based Framework to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals in the Context of Bangladesh
This work addresses sustainable development challenges for developing countries, but it is incremental as it builds on existing AI applications without introducing new methods.
The study explores how artificial intelligence can impact the three pillars of sustainable development—society, environment, and economy—and proposes an AI-based framework to help achieve Sustainable Development Goals in developing countries like Bangladesh, aiming to reduce AI's negative impacts and promote its proactive use.
Sustainable development is a framework for achieving human development goals. It provides natural systems' ability to deliver natural resources and ecosystem services. Sustainable development is crucial for the economy and society. Artificial intelligence (AI) has attracted increasing attention in recent years, with the potential to have a positive influence across many domains. AI is a commonly employed component in the quest for long-term sustainability. In this study, we explore the impact of AI on three pillars of sustainable development: society, environment, and economy, as well as numerous case studies from which we may deduce the impact of AI in a variety of areas, i.e., agriculture, classifying waste, smart water management, and Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems. Furthermore, we present AI-based strategies for achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which are effective for developing countries like Bangladesh. The framework that we propose may reduce the negative impact of AI and promote the proactiveness of this technology.