This article is a condensed version of the discussion paper “Notes from the AI frontier: Applying AI for social good”. It looks at domains of social good where Artificial Intelligence (AI) could be applied, and the most pertinent types of AI capabilities, as well as the bottlenecks and risks that must be overcome and mitigated if AI is to scale up and realize its full potential for social impact. The article is divided into five sections:

• Mapping AI use cases to domains of social good
• AI capabilities that can be used for social good
• Overcoming bottlenecks, especially around data and talent
• Risks to be managed
• Scaling up the use of AI for social good