More humanitarian organizations will harness the potential of AI

For many of the people served by the humanitarian sector, 2024 has been the worst of times. It Latest UN assessments The number of people forced to flee violence and disaster is a record 120 million, doubling in the last decade. in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals stagnation or decline more than half of fragile countries.A child born in those countries is ten times more likely to be in poverty than a child in a stable state.

Unprecedented figures show the need for new humanitarian growth, using the power of digital and artificial intelligence. in development and the humanitarian sector, that moment may finally be upon us.

When used properly, AI can open new frontiers in humanitarian action in terms of scale, speed, accessibility, personalization and cost savings. International Rescue Committee (IRC) and our in-house research and innovation lab, ventilator, explore the applications of AI in our humanitarian programming We see solutions emerging in three critical areas: information, education and climate, each bolstered by promising public-private partnerships and collaborations.

For example, for refugees who have been forced to flee conflict, the first priority is timely, accurate and contextual information about who to trust and where to find services and safety. World information project, sign, powered by Google.org, Google’s philanthropic arm, in partnership with the IRC, Cisco Foundation, Zendesk and Tech for Refugees, provides critical information to millions of displaced people through digital channels and social networks: undermining smugglers who thrive on misinformation and saving lives on migration routes.As this work progresses, Signpost is creating an “AI prototype lab” to compromise and to assess the effectiveness of Generative AI for the entire humanitarian sector.

Philanthropists are also exploring the potential of Generative AI to enhance and personalize education for children affected by crisis, of which there are 224 million worldwide.The Grand Challenge involves testing and strengthening the potential ChatGPT: in local languages. AI models, for example, cannot understand African languages. Family AIThe African AI Research and Product Lab is working to change that. development of new languages To bring AI to Africa, while OpenAI started offering low and low cost access to ChatGPT for non-profit organizations.

OpenAI also supports development Get dresseda global, AI-powered educational chatbot platform that provides personalized digital learning experiences via messaging platforms for crisis-affected children, teachers and parents, while testing and strengthening ChatGPT’s potential in local languages.

Finally, we are seeing the power of artificial intelligence to protect communities facing the effects of extreme weather.In partnership with NGOs, governments and the United Nations, Google launched AI-powered Flood Hub, currently capable of predicting floods in 80 countries.Google.org along with IRC and NGO Give directlyin:leveraging machine learning Establish forecasting systems in Northeast Nigeria that will promote early warnings and cash transfers ahead of devastating climate hazards.

Israeli scholar and historian Yuval Noah Harari described artificial intelligence as the most dangerous technology we’ve ever created, and potentially the most useful.By 2025, those benefits should reach the world’s poorest.