How to Solve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals in 5 minutes | Léonard Boussioux

How to Solve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals in 5 minutes | Léonard Boussioux | TEDxBoston

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Join Prof. Léonard Boussioux from MIT and the University of Washington as he unveils an innovative approach to tackling the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) using the power of Large Language Models like ChatGPT.

Find out how you, even from the comfort of your home, can make a difference in ensuring prosperity for all, reducing poverty, and combating climate change!

In this captivating TED talk, Prof. Boussioux will guide you through:
? Crafting a project idea that addresses the SDGs
?️ Developing a prototype solution with little to no data science expertise
? Building collaborations and working with the community for real-world impact

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn how to harness the potential of AI to drive global change!

Activism, AI, Data Science, Education, Global issues, Innovation, Social Change, Sustainability, Technology Léonard Boussioux is an incoming Assistant Professor at University of Washington in Information Systems and Operations Management and holds a PhD from MIT in Operations Research. He specializes in healthcare and sustainability challenges and bridges operations research and artificial intelligence to develop multimodal decision tools that integrate sustainability into business and public policy practices. He also leverages generative AI to solve the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.

His research and entrepreneurial work have received wide recognition, including winning the MIT 3-minute thesis competition and awards from INFORMS, MIT, IEEE, UNESCO, and Google. He previously interned at Google X, Mila, UC Berkeley, and the French National Centre for Scientific Research. Léonard is also a passionate teacher and has received multiple teaching awards at MIT, including the Goodwin Medal, the institute’s highest teaching award for a student. 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

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