AI, Sustainability And The Digital Trade Agenda Date: June 2023 Presented by: Dr Theodora A Christou, Director, Centre for Applied Sustainable Transition Law (CASTL) AI And Medical Uses Uses: 1. Diagnosis: analyses information 2. Robotic surgery 3. Rehabilitation 4. Assistance/healthcare daily support Medical Sector - Social Sustainability: 1. Access to services 2. Proximity 3. New product 4. Cost reduction a. Better managing of information b. Better allocation of resources Risks And Bias 1. Vulnerability: dependance/need to update 2. Privacy violation 3. Discrimination 4. Not following person's desires 5. Care Bot for children and old people 6. Human power definition Managing Risks And Bias By Laws And Regulations 1. Al Act: prohibited uses of IA (too risky for fundamental values) 2. Cooperation human/artificial intelligence Blueprint Paper on Digital Trade and the UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Transferable Records 1. Reduction in trade barriers and facilitation of global trade help lift people out of poverty through reduced consume job creation and improved standards of living. 2. A substantial percentage of businesses are operated by women. Increasing participation in trade will improve gender equality and empower women. 3. Enhancing inclusion of all sized businesses, through the lowering of costs and the enhancement of sustainable trade as an instrument of economic growth. 4. Digital trade can promote efficiencies through smart technological solutions, the removal of legal obstacles will lead to increased innovations. 5. Inequalities within and among countries, and in all industries will be reduced as digital trade enables greater participation. 6. Reducing the amount of paper documents circulating in the system will promote sustainable patterns. 7. The shift from paper to electronic documents, and from manual to digital trade processes will reduce carbon emissions. 8. Reduction of the quantity of paper documents required in trade transactions will protect and promote sustainable ecosystems on land. 9. The use of technological solutions such as systems based on distributed ledge technology (DLT) have the potential of reducing fraud and flagging potential instances of corruption. 10. Interoperable digital trade systems will enable increased partnerships between governments, but also business and other transnational stakeholders. Digital Data Digital Trade 1. Agriculture 2. Disclosures 3. Transportation 4. Risk – Insurance 5. Finance – Credit Rating