Policy Briefs
UN DESA Policy Brief No. 174: Leveraging Strategic Foresight to Mitigate Artificial Intelligence (AI) Risk in Public Sectors
May 09, 2025
Key Messages
- If deployed responsibly, AI holds immense potential to accelerate the implementation of SDGs by enhancing efficiency, innovation, and decision-making across critical sectors like health, education, and climate change.
- Strategic foresight can help navigate the uncertainties of AI’s rapid advancements and societal impacts and ensure it aligns with ethical principles and societal values.
- Strategic foresight can enable the public sector to anticipate AI’s unpredictable advancements, identify emerging risks, and foster responsible and impactful innovation.
- Public administrations must build robust foresight capabilities to anticipate AI developments.
