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May 14, 2025 · 42 min

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During the tenth and final episode of Humanitarian Frontiers in AI, we discuss how the changes we have seen in the past year might influence the year to come. This broad conversation covers tech advancements and adoptions in the humanitarian sector, what is fuelling the need for partnerships, and how context-specific work can support the effective use of community-driven technologies. We also get into false perceptions about open source, the risk AI poses to open source, and why traditional ways of work are irrelevant to evolving tech. Next, we discuss what our sector can do to improve its relationship to technology and leverage it to achieve more, including shifting some of the perceptions that have informed its approach in the past. Join us as we wrap up a 101 in humanitarian AI relevant to listeners from all backgrounds. Thanks for listening!


Key Points From This Episode:

  • Welcome to the tenth and final episode of Humanitarian Frontiers in AI.
  • Why the conversation around AI and innovation in humanitarian work is so relevant.
  • How Nasim’s experiences over the past year may lead to future advancements.
  • Tech advancements and adoptions in the humanitarian sector.
  • The missing lexicon that highlights the need for partnerships.
  • Context-specific work and supporting community-driven technologies.
  • Why it’s important to distinguish between open source and zero cost.
  • How risks from AI are threatening open source.
  • The problem of applying traditional ways of working to AI.
  • How the humanitarian sector can improve its relationship to technology.
  • Distinguishing between humanitarian and international mandates.
  • The stumbling block posed by in-between spaces.
  • How we will continue this podcast’s mission in the future.


Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

AI Code Hallucinations Increase the Risk of ‘Package Confusion’ Attacks

Nasim Motalebi
Nasim Motalebi on LinkedIn
Chris Hoffman on LinkedIn

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