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The business applications of artificial intelligence (AI) have been all over the news. Industries from manufacturing to insurance are implementing ways to utilize artificial intelligence, sometimes alongside other emerging technology like machine learning. In addition to businesses, AI can have a significant impact on real-world social challenges and the potential to bring valuable solutions to various societal issues. Fifteen members of Forbes Technology Council weigh in on how innovative applications of AI can be used to combat some of the seemingly unsolvable social crises facing the world today. AI could be used to transform and improve wildlife conservation.

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Will Thompson is Managing Director of Forbes Insights, the research and technology analyst practice of Forbes Media, and the Publisher of Forbes AI, a new magazine dedicated to the business and technology of artificial intelligence and machine learning. An expert in the ways technology is transforming business strategy, Mr. Thompson came to Forbes from the Economist Intelligence Unit where he helped advise Global 2000 corporations and venture-backed start-ups on using research to position themselves as thought leaders. Prior to joining the Economist, he served as CEO of a boutique hedge fund communications consulting firm and launched two niche publications. A classically trained operatic singer, Will has a degree in music and a masters of business administration, both from the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida.