Applications of AI in solving

Real- World Issues

Here starts
the lesson!
 What is Sustainable Importance of Sustainable
Development? Development
➢ It provides initiation and approaches for
Sustainable development is the development development, conservation and protection of
natural resources to stop environment
that satisfies the need to the present without
degradation.
compromising the capacity of future
generation, guaranteeing the balance between ➢ It makes us aware of sensible consumption
of our natural resources by Reducing,
economic care for the environment and social Recycling and Reusing our available
well-being. resources.
➢ It gives solutions in terms of clean energy
usage at all levels by efficient use of wind,
solar, water energy, etc.
➢ It ensures environmentally sustainable
economic growth.
 Importance of Sustainable Challenges to Sustainable
Development contd… Development
➢ It provides methods and alternatives to ➢ Though many NGOs and non-profitable
reduce the impact of air, water and soil organisations with the support from
pollution on our economic development of government and international bodies are
the society. working to educate uneducated population
and bring awareness, it has many hurdles
➢ It supports the concept of smart and and challenges which is not easy and time
sustainable cities with developed transport, consuming also.
clean water and sanitation, quality education
an decent employment to all. ➢ With the existing issues of climate change,
the number of species both on land and
➢ All nations across the globe are together in water has become extinct and many are on
support of implementing these goals in an verge of their extinction. Under such
effective manner. circumstances striking a balance in the food
chain to bring the balance in different forms
of the ecosystem is a big responsibility.
Challenges to Sustainable Sustainable Development
Development contd… Goals-Agenda 2030
➢ Many countries want to show their power The SDGs also known as Global Goals, are a
and prove their best by using their nuclear universal approach for improving our world. These
weapons and encouraging the destruction of are 17 interconnected universal goals approved in
nature and mankind. In these conditions 2015 by the United Nations General Assembly and
ensuring world peace is a global challenges. are expected to be achieved by the year 2030.

➢ Many countries are still not serious in taking

the initiatives and implementing the policies
in favour of SDGs. Due to this lack of
interest, there is a huge world population
which is still insensitive towards its need.
 Traditionally, food production is increased by expanding
Recognizing the causes of cultivable land. But this cannot be done anymore, as nearly
half of the potentially productive farmland has already been
povert is key to tackling
used for agriculture.
the problem using AI
Growing the perfect crop:- AI technology can help grow
technology. seeds with right genetic make-up that generate the highest
yield, most nutrition and are largely disease resistant.
Improving Agriculture:- AI can help farmers analyze a Maximizing current output.:- AI can evaluate food to
variety of things in real time, such as weather conditions, determine the best way to use it.
temperature, water usage or soil conditions collected from Precise application of herbicides:- Rather than spray and
their farms to make informed decision. pray approach to herbicide application, AI can be used to
Improving Education Level:- Poverty and lack of distinguish between a weed and a sprout of a plant based on
Education go hand in hand AI can help improve education learning from more than a million images of young plants.
levels in poor areas. Intelligent chatbots as teachers or When it identifies a weed, it can spray on its directly. This can
students without access to other forms of schooling are cut losses by up to 90%.
not very far off. Early warning of a crisis:- AI can help identify the areas
which are at an increased risk of food shortage due to lack of
AI system could be water, rising food prices and crop failure. Such a system has
deployed for a smarter and already been deployed in Colombia to warn the farmers of a
potential drought and suggest them to skip the planting season.
more efficient food The farmers who heated the advice and skipped a planting
production. season, saved on planting cost when the drought occurred.
 Quick Revise Time…. Discuss a case study how AI prediction helped farmers to plan
crop plantation.
How AI can be used in place of “spray and pray”
approach to herbicide application? Early warning of a crisis:- AI can help identify the areas
which are at an increased risk of food shortage due to lack of
Precise application of herbicides:- Rather than spray
water, rising food prices and crop failure. Such a system has
and pray approach to herbicide application, AI can be
already been deployed in Colombia to warn the farmers of a
used to distinguish between a weed and a sprout of a
potential drought and suggest them to skip the planting season.
plant based on learning from more than a million images
The farmers who heated the advice and skipped a planting
of young plants. When it identifies a weed, it can spray
season, saved on planting cost when the drought occurred.
on its directly. This can cut losses by up to 90%.

How AI helped to find poverty-stricken areas?

Geographic areas with a high light density at night-time

tend to be Typically wealthier than those which are the
little or no access to electricity at night. Satellite images
of different areas in daylight and night time images were
used to identify the most poverty-stricken regions.
 With the introduction of AI
teachers can offer personalized
recommendations to each child
based on their learning needs
and the kind of learners they
are.
➢ AI has the potential to provide data driven clinical Personalized Learning:- With the introduction of AI teachers
decision support to healthcare providers. can offer personalized assistance to each student, based on their
learning needs and the kind of learners they are.
➢ An AI system can be generated that predicts the outcome
Intelligent supportive learning environments:- Through AI
of hospital visits. This prevents readmissions and shortens powered apps, students are targeted, customized and get real-time
responses from their teachers.
the period of time patients are kept in hospital. Also, AI
Simplifying Administrative Tasks:- AI can be used to automate
can improve healthcare by fostering preventive medicine the grading tasks where multiple tests are involved. This way,
and new drug discover. teachers can spend more time on their students.
Smart content.:- AI Can produce a smart content of superior
➢ AI can also help identifying specific treatments for
quality, which includes virtual content like video conferencing
patients. and video lectures.
Quick Revise Time….

Problem AI Solution
Standardized curriculum doesn’t cater Personalized Learning
individual need
Increasing drop out rates in universities AI sentiment analysis
The need to effectively combatting Plagiarism NLP can identify pattern and
and ensuring authorship source facts.
Limited one-to-one tutor time available for Personal virtual tutors.
university students
 Can AI help bridge the Artificial intelligence can be
traditional gap between used for detection of any
the genders? dangers, bacteria and
harmful particles in water.

AI can be used to address gender pay gaps which exist at ➢ AI can be used for more effective water treatment
most places. Using machine learning algorithms. It is able to processes as well as detect problems and assure an
merge data together, analyze it and provide expertise in three early allocation of efforts.
key areas:-
➢ Identifying existing pay discrepancies based on gender, ➢ It can offer accurate and timely information about the
ethnicity, disability or any other factor. kinds of pollutants in water and make
➢ Providing insights into cause behind these gaps based on recommendations for their treatment.
data and academic expertise from the backend.
➢ Opportunities to take data driven decision to narrow these
gaps. ➢ AI and machine learning
➢ AI programs can be designed to monitor internal technologies can analyze a fast,
communications such as company documents, emails and optimized, present and predict the
chats and flag inappropriate content to the employers. future.
 Quick Revise Time…. Can AI help bridge the traditional gap
between the genders?
Draw the icons of following SDGs: - ➢ Identifying existing pay discrepancies based on
i. Good Health and Well-Being gender, ethnicity, disability or any other factor.
ii. Affordable and Clean Energy ➢ Providing insights into cause behind these gaps
based on data and academic expertise from the
backend.
➢ Opportunities to take data driven decision to
narrow these gaps.
➢ AI programs can be designed to monitor internal
communications such as company documents,
emails and chats and flag inappropriate content to
the employers.
 ➢ AI can reach the gap between the ➢ Tailored Technology products and
desired and the delivered skills services to serve the needs of the low
through tailored learning. income and vulnerable groups can be
significant move to address
➢ It can help reach the gap between a
inequalities.
labor demand and supply mismatch.
➢ By providing navigational assistance via smartphone object
recognition and reading text in any language, converting
➢ Autonomous vehicles and
handwritten or printed text into digital text so that it can be
equipment can use CV to identify
spoken aloud using text, which is speech converters, AI can
objects in front of them and take
make like easier for the visually impaired.
appropriate action depending on the
object type. ➢ AI can help refugees prepare before departing by providing
information about national borders and transportation and
advice on security.
➢ AI can also be used for the waste
management. Intelligent trash can,
equipped with AI programs, which
is a revolutionary concept in the ➢ Smart and innovative technologies,
waste management sector. including AI, are revolutionizing the
way cities can address the challenges
associated with Smart Hyper Growth.
 ➢ By studying consumer behavior ➢ Preventing wildfires.
through AI business models can ➢ Checking deforestation.
be designed to optimize ➢ Spotting and stopping poachers.
consumption and reduce wastage.

➢ AI has made significant progress in ➢ AI deployment in processes such as

using machine learning algorithms to tax collection, welfare distribution
assess the duration and severity of and designation of land rights, etc.
Catastrophic events. where information is reported
electronically on a distributed
ledger technology with access
➢ Monitoring and regulation of illegal controls in place so that it can be
fishing. accessed only by those who need it,
➢ Traceability and identification of will lower the risk of corruption.
species.
➢ Smart Aquaculture. ➢ AI can enable partnership to plan,
➢ Satellite imaging can be used to detect implement, manage and improve
polluted patches, sensors can be used initiatives to meet individual
to identify the type of pollution. Oil needs of partners around the
spills, plastics, etc. Using a smart globe.
system, this which can be suitably
treated or recycled.
 Quick Revise Time…. Which of the following is an understandable ground
of wage disparity among employees in an
AI can be used in ocean cleaning. Satellite Imaging
organization?
can be used to detect polluted patches; sensors can be
used to identify the type of pollution – oil spills,
a) Gender b) Ethnicity
plastic, etc. Using smart systems, this waste can be
c) Physical disability d) Academic merit
suitably treated or recycled.
Which SDG is being talked about?
State True or False.
AI can enable satellite based monitoring system to
a) SDG 1 b) SDG 14 c) SDG 15 d) SDG 16
track all fishing vessels in real time, which can
protect fisheries around the world.
Blood diamond, forced labour, ivory poaching and
tracing origin products. Which of the following
technologies is best suited to solve this issue?

a) Satellite Imaging b) Robotics

c) Blockchain d) Deep Learning