3. AI in Early Warning and Early Action: Successes, Challenges and Future Pathways

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
The panel will be moderated by Angelica Lindqvist-McGowan, Uppsala University and VIEWS.