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

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

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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A look ahead to 2024 in Asia Pacific

A look ahead to 2024 in Asia Pacific

Dramatic shifts in power in Afghanistan and Myanmar in 2021 put the Asia Pacific region at the forefront of humanitarian attention.
Since then, crises in Europe, Africa and the Middle East have moved Asia Pacific from the spotlight. Still, any humanitarian involved in the region will have their work cut out in 2024. Here are some of the top issues we’ll be focusing on in IFRC.

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My transformation journey as a leader in DNV

My transformation journey as a leader in DNV

In 2015 we embarked on our digital transformation in DNV, and it’s been an exciting journey both for DNV and for me as an individual, that we’re still in the middle of. In this blog post, I want to share my transformation journey from a leadership perspective, and some of my reflections and key takeaways from these years that I hope will inspire you in the Red Cross and Red Crescent.

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Why collaboration is crucial for an effective response to Covid-19

Why collaboration is crucial for an effective response to Covid-19

We are used to supporting people during disasters – whether conflict, floods, fires or earthquakes – but an unprecedented crisis like Covid-19 creates a whole host of new and untested challenges. How do you decide how best to respond and deploy your resources when an emergency is at such scale, and the needs so complex, compared to any emergency you’ve dealt with before?

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