Humanitarians, beware the lure of artificial intelligence
This article is only available in English. Published on 5 August 2026 Behind the promise of efficiency, a warning. Two authors versed in both AI and humanitarian protection dissect the...
War in moderation: the rhetoric of a “model” conflict in the age of artificial intelligence
From laser-guided bombs to targeting algorithms and drones, the rhetoric of precision has constantly reinvented itself to cloak war in a veneer of moral respectability. Maelle L’Homme and Marianne Perez...
What responsibility do states bear when using weapons based on artificial intelligence?
A challenging but much-needed article: when an artificial intelligence application selects a target and civilians are killed, which state is accountable for what and to whom? At a time when...
Humanitarian artificial intelligence begins before the model: lessons from KoboToolbox for responsible digital commons
Who governs artificial intelligence used in the name of crisis-hit populations? And who can say “no” to it? The co-founders of KoboToolbox offer lessons from their own platform about a...
Humanitarian organisations and affected communities: a relationship put to the test by artificial intelligence
A machine never loses its temper and does not judge, but it does not take responsibility for anything either. From significant audience growth to the risk of participation washing, three...
Equipping communities for accountability in the age of artificial intelligence
Data for assistance: in emergencies, consent is a transaction more than a choice. As artificial intelligence tests the limits of humanitarian accountability, three specialists argue real safeguards begin where communities...
Can artificial intelligence provide leverage for local organisations?
In the debate on localisation, the claim that local players “lack capacity” actually points to an administrative skills deficit. Generative artificial intelligence can fill this gap, provided that its potential...
Artificial intelligence for personalised listening: challenges and limitations of a tool designed to help recording accounts of psychological trauma from Syrian refugees
Expressing the inexpressible in one’s own language, without having it spoken by a machine. In Tripoli, Lebanon, a micro-experiment with Syrian refugees is testing the potential and limitations of an...
Artificial intelligence beyond the promise: the unseen costs of humanitarian actors’ ungoverned adoption of artificial intelligence
No training, no rules, no apparent crisis: artificial intelligence is finding its way into humanitarian organisations through a myriad of individual initiatives that almost no one notices. A qualitative study...
Beyond the algorithm: preserving human judgement in humanitarian crises
When an artificial intelligence ingests government propaganda as crisis data, or aggregates Gaza and the West Bank as a single operational reality, the error is more than technical. Drawing on...
The value of testimony in the age of artificial intelligence
AI is undoubtedly revolutionising content creation, while also calling into question the authenticity of humanitarian testimonies. Between productivity gains and the risk of manipulation, organisations are having to redefine their...
Trust, authenticity and the representation of suffering in the age of images produced by artificial intelligence: how humanitarian actors are adapting
How can we maintain trust in humanitarian images in the age of AI? Between new ethical standards and image generation tools, organisations are navigating a transformed visual landscape. Faced with...