AI for Humanitarians

This course equips participants with the foundational knowledge and ethical framework needed to decide whether or not to integrate AI in their work in the humanitarian sector. This course has developed the participants' ability to: -Define key concepts in Artificial Intelligence (AI), including machine learning, natural language processing, and computer vision, -Identify potential applications of AI in the humanitarian sector, -Explain ethical considerations of using AI in humanitarian response, including bias, privacy concerns, and potential harm using the humanitarian principles as a framework for analysis, -Recognise potential risks of AI in humanitarian work and name potential mitigation strategies, -Critically assess AI tools and use the humanitarian principles to evaluate their suitability for specific humanitarian contexts.