The recordings from the PRIO AI Days sessions are now available via PRIO’s YouTube channel. In the clip below, VIEWS’ Operations & Outreach Manager, Ms. Angelica Lindqvist-McGowan, moderates a panel on the use of AI for early warning and early action.
Panel title: “AI in Early Warning and Early Action: Successes, Challenges and Future Pathways”
Date: 16 October 2024
Location: Peace Research Institute Oslo (live-streamed)
Topic: As artificial intelligence reshapes the conflict and crisis management landscape, governments, inter-governmental bodies and non-profit organizations are increasingly integrating AI into their early-warning and early-action strategies. This panel will explore the transformative potential of AI for conflict and crisis prevention, preparedness and anticipatory action. Drawing upon successes and challenges from current deployments, it will identify practical insights and strategies to make AI more effective in fostering peace and reducing the impacts of armed conflict.
Speakers:
- Geraldine Henningsen, Data Scientist, UNHCR
- Gray Barrett, Deputy Bureau Chief Data Officer, U.S. Department of State
- Hilde Haug, Conflict Prevention Center, OSCE
- Joel Myhre, DEEP Project Manager, Danish Refugee Council
- [Moderator] Angelica Lindqvist-McGowan, VIEWS at Uppsala University