AI for Peace Weekly Insights
We’re excited to bring you our brand-new feature: AI for Peace Weekly Insights! Each week, we’ll share updates, trends, and key developments at the intersection of AI and peace, offering fresh perspectives on both risks and opportunities to inspire action and spark meaningful dialogue within our community of practice.
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Can AI revolutionize peacekeeping and prevent conflicts before they begin?
In this interview, Martin W?hlisch, Associate Professor at the University of Birmingham (UK), discusses AI’s potential in diplomacy, peace operations, and conflict mediation. AI enhances data-driven decision-making, detecting early conflict warnings and simulating negotiation outcomes. It also fosters inclusive peace processes through multilingual digital dialogues. However, challenges like algorithmic bias and the digital divide must be addressed to ensure AI’s ethical and equitable impact in global diplomacy.
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AI Tools and the Alt-Right: A Double-Edged Sword for P/CVE
AI tools offer valuable support to P/CVE practitioners in combating online extremism but are also exploited by extremists to evade content moderation. This Insight examines key challenges posed by alt-right engagement with AI, including circumvention tactics and the use of generative AI for propaganda. It assesses the effectiveness of AI moderation on platforms like Meta and OpenAI and explores solutions to enhance AI performance in curbing extremist content.
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DeepSeek, OpenAI, and the Race to Human Extinction | Opinion
The race to build ever-larger data centers already resembled the Cold War’s nuclear arms race—billions wasted, immense harm done, and a realization too late that it was futile. The AGI race is even worse. Even its participants admit that winning could lead to human extinction, as we have no way to control superintelligent systems. Read more about the analysis of DeepSeek, OpenAI and Race to Human Extinction by Stuart Russell is Distinguished Professor of Computer Science, University of California, Berkeley.
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DeepSeek poses a Manhattan Project–sized challenge for Trump
Just days before Trump’s inauguration, outgoing National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan spoke with Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen of Axios about the catastrophic risks of losing the AI race. Their interview went largely unnoticed, but it’s worth revisiting. VandeHei and Allen came away with a striking takeaway: “Staying ahead in the AI arms race makes the Manhattan Project during World War II seem tiny, and conventional national security debates small. It’s potentially existential, with implications for every nation and company.”
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As conflict rates soar, misinformation is getting worse
In this opinion piece, Clionadh Raleigh, president and CEO of the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project, shares her deep concerns about public understanding of political violence. With over 20 years of experience collecting conflict data, she has never been more worried about how people form their views on conflict—often without evidence. While everyone has opinions on why violence occurs and who is responsible, the real issue isn’t casual speculation but the broader impact of misinformation on public perception.
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Prioritizing Safety and Rights in AI Technology
AI systems can generate misleading information with serious national security consequences. Without proper oversight, these technologies pose security and human rights risks that may undermine rather than strengthen democracy. The potential for AI to serve authoritarian ends is a growing concern, highlighting the urgent need for safeguards.
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Policy Brief: Advancing ‘prosocial tech design’ and shaping the EU's platform design governance
“This policy brief is the outcome of the workshop “Prosocial Tech Design Governance: Exploring Policy Innovations”. Co-organised by the Global PeaceTech Hub at the Florence School of Transnational Governance (STG), this two-day event has brought together worldwide experts to discuss the Blueprint on Prosocial Tech Design Governance developed by the Council on Tech and Social Cohesion. The objective was twofold: on the one hand, to discuss the evolution of prosocial tech governance in Europe, North America, and the Global Majority, and, on the other hand, to investigate how the ‘prosocial tech design’ policy framework could be further developed and implemented. This policy brief first introduces the workshop and the concept of “prosocial tech design and governance”. Then, it elaborates on the main takeaways and related policy recommendations.”
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Cyber Diplomacy Funding Halted as U.S. Issues Broad Freeze on Foreign Aid
The U.S. State Department’s decision to freeze nearly all foreign assistance also affects the programs and funds of its relatively new cyber diplomacy bureau, according to two sources familiar with the matter. Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued the directive to all consular and diplomatic posts on Friday, following President Donald Trump’s executive order earlier in the week. The order halts new foreign aid obligations and disbursements for 90 days while assessing their efficiency and alignment with his foreign policy.
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Job: PA-X Peace Agreement Analyst, Deadline February 12
“The Peace Agreement Analyst role is an exciting opportunity to combine technical data analysis skills with a deep understanding of peace agreements and their contexts. You will play a key part in maintaining and expanding the PA-X database, a vital resource for academics and policymakers working on peace processes worldwide.”
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New SIPRI Publication: Artificial Intelligence, Non-proliferation and Disarmament: A Compendium on the State of the Art
“This multiauthored compendium offers a state-of-the-art summary of the artificial intelligence (AI) issues facing non-proliferation and disarmament. It pulls together four topics—Artificial Intelligence in the Military Domain: Technical, Legal and Ethical Perspectives; Artificial Intelligence and Chemical Weapons; Artificial Intelligence and Biological Weapons; Assessing the Implications of Integrating AI in Nuclear Decision-making Systems… This compendium arrives at a crucial moment when AI's integration into security systems is no longer theoretical but a pressing reality.”
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Addressing Harmful Information in Conflict Settings: A Response Framework for Humanitarian Organizations
The ICRC Harmful Information Response Framework helps organizations develop strategies to address the impact of harmful information during armed conflicts. Led by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), it was created through extensive collaboration with humanitarian and human rights organizations, as well as stakeholders from governments, the UN, academia, civil society, and the private sector.
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In Africa's Embrace of AI, a Double-Edged Sword Looms Over Security, Peace
African Union Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace & Security, Bankole Adeoye, highlighted AI's growing influence on governance and security across Africa. While AI offers transformative benefits, he warned that without proper regulation, the continent could become a testing ground for technologies that pose new risks. His concerns grew as AI-driven tools emerged in conflict zones, enhancing surveillance, conflict prevention, and early-warning systems. In theory, AI could strengthen the African Union’s Continental Early Warning System by providing real-time intelligence on conflicts and emerging threats.
This weekly review aims to spark dialogue and inspire the AI for Peace community of practice to continue advancing their efforts toward lasting peace. Visit our website to explore more resources, insights, and opportunities to engage with our work— www.aiforpeace.org
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