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Navigating AI biases: ChatGPT, DALL-E and humanitarian workers

Navigating AI biases: ChatGPT, DALL-E and humanitarian workers

by Laurent Fernandez Soldevila | 27 Mar 2024 |

In a recent workshop on Generative Artificial Intelligence in the IFRC network, participants asked “how can we ensure that AI-driven humanitarian tools adhere to ethical guidelines, avoid biases, and prioritize the well-being of the communities they aim to serve?”. Picking up the bias conversation, we share a scary experiment on ChatGPT’s perception of humanitarian workers. This is an invitation to reflect on the systemic biases that Gen AI tools surface, and on how we use these tools.

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Covid-19 Is a Call for Universalism

Covid-19 Is a Call for Universalism

by Juha Leppänen | 10 May 2021 |

Crises are by definition breaking points. Something that we thought would hold – peace, health, transit system, electric supply, a way of life, a society – shatters. While dealing with the crisis, our understanding of the vulnerability of our world increases, as does our understanding of how to prevent the catastrophe from happening again. The first-hand experience spurs innovation and recalibration that will, if built correctly, lead to increased resilience.

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