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Humanitarian Frontiers in AI

Implementing a successful AI strategy for your social enterprise may seem overwhelming, but with the right support, the results can be transformative. In today’s conversation, hosts Nasim Motalebi and Chris Hoffman sit down with Juriaan Lahr and Lindsey Moore to discuss how humanitarian organizations can implement and build a successful AI strategy. Juriaan is the Director of Digital Transformation at the International Federation of Red Cross (IFRC), the world’s largest humanitarian network, and Lindsey is the CEO and Founder at DevelopMetrics, a company leveraging ethical AI to revolutionize global development. Together, they unpack how organizations in the humanitarian sector can harness the power of AI to grow their impact while navigating the ethical questions and unique challenges of these emerging technologies. Discover how humanitarian organizations are adopting best practices in AI, building capacity, financing AI implementation, and much more. To hear the full scope of today’s fascinating conversation, be sure to tune in!
Key Points From This Episode:

• Unpacking the role of AI in the IFRC's Digital Transformation Strategy.
• The IFRC’s three pillars of AI implementation: improving productivity, knowledge management, and delivering humanitarian services.
• How USAID is using AI for strategy development and evidence-based decision-making.
• The IFRC’s approach to navigating the challenges and ethical questions that accompany AI.
• How Lindsey helps organizations adopt AI best practices and build capacity.
• Finding the optimal mix of collaboration when using AI in your organization and academia.
• The benefits and difficulties of local partnerships when using AI in the humanitarian sector.
• Taking on the challenge of trying to fill data gaps and the drawbacks of synthetic data.
• How AI can help advance data practices in a humanitarian organization.
• The importance of shared goals and organizational knowledge in AI adoption.
• Juriaan and Lindsey’s approach to building AI capacity for their teams and organizations.
• The investment requirements and expected ROI of implementing AI.
• Rapid-fire round, including what Lindsey and Juriaan are most excited and fearful about.

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Juriaan Lahr on LinkedIn
Lindsey Moore on Linkedin

IFRC
DevelopMetrics

World Food Program

Nasim Motalebi
Nasim Motalebi on LinkedIn
Chris Hoffman on LinkedIn