Harnessing AI for a Better World | Mike Grandinetti | TEDxBabsonCollege

Mike explains how the collective global pursuit of achieving the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals is falling far short of expectations. He then shares numerous powerful examples of how AI is rapidly achieving some of the most challenging goals within a single SDG, that being UN SDG 3, Health & Wellness. His call to action is that we extend these successes and reframe our approach, and to effectively address all 17 vitally important SDGs by harnessing the transformative power of AI. Mike Grandinetti has a uniquely multi-disciplinary career. He’s a successful serial tech entrepreneur with 2 NASDAQ IPOs & 7 exits, an award-winning professor at Harvard, Brown, Berkeley ELPP & Babson Exec Ed, teaching courses on AI & Machine Learning, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Creativity & Design. Formerly with McKinsey, he’s now an AI, innovation & design consultant whose clients include Microsoft, IBM, Samsung, Capital One & Stellantis. He’s led 200+ design sprints & hackathons globally. He's been published in HBR Italy, California Management Review, Wharton at Work & Forbes under his byline. He was one of 3 finalists in the Berkley Haas Case Study Series in 2022 He’s delivered keynotes & moderated panels on GenAI at the MIT CI. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx