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Public Perspectives

Talks, publications, interviews, and community projects

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2026
Local AI-Enabled Early Cataract Screening System Using Smartphone Images
Poster presentation · Global Digital Health Forum 2026, Bangkok
December 2026
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Upcoming
Talk
AI in the Wild: How to Take Back Control of Shadow AI
Presentation with Americares · NetHope Summit, Amsterdam
October 2026
Link
Upcoming
Talk
The Hippocratic Gap in AI: Good Intentions, Broken Guardrails
Keynote · AI and Mental Health Symposium, MIDAS, University of Michigan
October 2026
Link
Talk
AI 101 for the Gender-Based Violence in Emergencies Community
Talk · GBV Technology & Innovation Reference Group
August 2026
Link
Talk
Michael Tjalve on AI Governance and the SAFE AI Framework
Podcast · Humanitarian AI Today, with Jennifer Wilde
July 2026
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Podcast
AI for good — but governed how?
Panel · Geneva Centre of Humanitarian Studies, Université de Genève
July 2026
Summary
Panel
SAFE AI: a governance framework for AI in humanitarian action
Framework launch · Global Partnerships Conference, UK Foreign Office
May 2026
Link
Talk
SAFE AI Initiative: A Governance Framework for Humanitarians using AI
Framework publication · SAFE AI Initiative
May 2026
Framework Tools
Publication
Why is it important to adopt Responsible AI standards now?
Webinar · Ethical AI Certification Initiative
February 2026
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Webinar
Building Resilient AI Workflows in Healthcare: Accounting for Cognitive Shortcuts
Article · Global Health Connector
February 2026
Article
Article
How Nonprofits Are Reimagining AI
Article · Global Washington
January 2026
Article
Article
Humanitarian AI: Lessons learned, trends and opportunities for 2026
Webinar · NetHope & Humanitarian Leadership Academy
January 2026
Link Video
Webinar
The governance gap in humanitarian AI
Policy paper · CDAC Network / SAFE AI Initiative
March 2026
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Publication
2025
Leveraging Practical AI Tools for Nonprofit Resilience
Talk · GlobalWA Annual Conference, Seattle
November 2025
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Talk
AI in Humanitarian Action
Fireside chat · AI Safety Summit 333, Abu Dhabi
November 2025
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Talk
AI in Mine Action – Quo Vadis?
Talk · GICHD Innovation Conference, Luxembourg
November 2025
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Talk
Operationalising Responsible AI to Protect and Empower Communities
Panel · NetHope Summit, Amsterdam
October 2025
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Panel
AI, Geopolitics, and the Digital Divide
Panel · AI for Development (AI4D) Conference, Barcelona
October 2025
Link Video
Panel
AI and the Environment: What Nonprofits Need to Know
Panel · FundraisingAI Global Summit
September 2025
Link
Panel
Beware the AI efficiency messiah
Opinion · The New Humanitarian
September 2025
Article
Article
Bridging implementation gaps: from AI literacy to localisation
Podcast · Fresh Humanitarian Perspectives, HLA
September 2025
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Podcast
Humanitarian AI guest spotlight
Interview · Humanitarian Leadership Academy
September 2025
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Interview
Addressing power dynamics in participatory AI for crisis affected communities
Policy brief · SAFE AI Initiative
August 2025
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Publication
Humanitarian data at the crossroads: Preparing for the AI revolution
Panel · ITU AI for Good webinar series
April 2025
Video
Panel
Building trust in digital humanitarian action: Safe and ethical AI
Talk · Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Weeks, Geneva
March 2025
Talk
¿Qué va a pasar con la IA?
Interview · Mundo Cero
January 2025
Video
Interview
Navigating the Impact of AI in Societal Change
Talk · Social Business Youth Summit, Dhaka
February 2025
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Talk
2024
Strategic Implications of AI in Humanitarian Work
Podcast · Humanitarian Frontiers in AI
December 2024
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Podcast
Humanitarian AI and Innovation
Podcast · Living with Purpose
October 2024
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Podcast
Harnessing AI for Positive Societal Impact
Talk · Impact Forum, Barcelona
November 2024
Video
Talk
Humanitarian AI in Action
Keynote · GICHD Seminar on AI in Mine Action
October 2024
Video
Keynote
Tools of the Trade — AI for Humanitarian Use Cases
Guest lecture · AI in Humanitarian Settings, University College London
August 2024
Lecture
20 Years of AI — "We Are All the Stakeholders"
Interview · CCN
May 2024
Article
Interview
Charting the Roadmap for AI Uptake in Humanitarian Action
Panel · Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Weeks, Geneva
May 2024
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Panel
Envisioning Inclusivity as the Cornerstone of the America's Economic Future
Panel · Building Inclusive Economies, IRC, New York
May 2024
Panel
A Practical Approach to Ethical AI
Talk · Ethical AI Symposium, University of Michigan (MIDAS)
April 2024
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Talk
Building the Extensions of Artificial Intelligence
Podcast · Free Your Voice
February 2024
Video
Podcast
Ethical use of AI: seeking, understanding, and countering the risks
Talk · NDC Conference, Sydney
February 2024
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Talk
The Role of AI in Building a more Equitable Future
Talk · NDC Conference, Sydney
February 2024
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Talk
2023
The AI Linguist
Profile · Monaco Voice 40 over 40
June 2023
Article
Profile
The Social Fabric and AI: Equity as a Foundational Tenet
Talk · World Changers Summit, The Vatican
July 2023
Video Session
Talk
The Impact Report
Interview · Paragon One
April 2023
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Interview
Prioritizing AI equity in an environment that's really, really excited about AI capabilities
Guest talk · Department of Communication, University of Washington
April 2023
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Lecture
Combining Sector Expertise for Innovation: Digitizing data collection for health equity
Talk · NetHope Global Summit
October 2023
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Talk
2022
Digital Transformation in the Humanitarian Sector
Keynote · SocioDigital 2022, ISCTE, Lisbon
November 2022
Video
Keynote
Tech for Social Impact
Fireside chat · YY Ventures, Impact Hub Dhaka
November 2022
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Talk
Data Sharing for Disaster Response
Blogpost · Microsoft
October 2022
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Blogpost
Engage! How humanitarian organizations are spurring innovation in AI
Keynote · Summer School in Digital Technologies, Sintra / ISCTE
July 2022
Link
Keynote
Scaling Impact: the case for humanitarian NLP
Keynote · NLP for Conversational AI workshop, ACL 2022, Dublin
May 2022
Link
Keynote
Tech for Good through the lens of the 5th Revolution
Roundtable · World Humanitarian Forum Davos
January 2022
Video
Panel
2021
AI, Bots and More
Interview · Nonprofit Pro
April 2021
Article
Interview
Artificial Intelligence Advancements for Humanitarian Assistance
Panel · World Humanitarian Forum, New York
September 2021
Link
Panel
AI in the Nonprofit Sector: Four Considerations for Building Effective Partnerships
Blogpost · NetHope
June 2021
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Blogpost
2020
How To Get Started with Chatbots in the Nonprofit Sector
Talk · NetHope Global Summit
October 2020
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Talk
Meeting Urgent Needs With Chatbots
Talk · Global Digital Development Forum
May 2020
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Talk
Conversational AI: a Partner in the Future of Work
Talk · Comm Lead Connects, University of Washington
March 2020
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Talk
Helping organizations provide real time information about COVID-19
Blogpost · Microsoft
April 2020
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Blogpost
How Will Artificial Intelligence Shape the Future of Work?
Blogpost · The Royal Society of the Arts
March 2020
Article
Blogpost
2019
Applying Conversational AI to Humanitarian Challenges
Talk · NetHope Global Summit, Puerto Rico
October 2019
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Talk
2018
Language as an interface: on creating engaging learning experiences with AI
Guest lecture · School of Computer Science, University College Dublin
November 2018
Lecture
AI for Good
Panel · University College Dublin
November 2018
Link
Panel
Can AI be Used for Social Good?
Interview · Global Innovation Exchange
September 2018
Article
Interview
AI for Social Good
Guest lecture · Global Innovation Exchange, Bellevue, WA
July 2018
Lecture
Así aprenden idiomas las máquinas para ser nuestros traductores
Interview · El País / El Futuro es Apasionante
May 2018
Video
Interview
AI in Education: Opportunities and Challenges
Panel · SXSW Education, Austin, TX
March 2018
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Panel
Nuevas Oportunidades para el Aprendizaje en la Era de la Inteligencia Artificial
Keynote · Expo eLearning / Semana de la Educación, Madrid
March 2018
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Keynote
Doing Good Better with Artificial Intelligence
Blogpost · NetHope
March 2018
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Blogpost
Interview with 20 Minutos
Interview · 20 Minutos (conversational AI in Skype)
February 2018
Article
Interview
Community projects
SAFE AI initiative
CDAC Network · The Alan Turing Institute · Humanitarian AI Advisory
Standards and Assurance Framework for Ethical AI in humanitarian action
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Initiative
AI in Humanitarian Action
ITU AI for Good · UN OCHA · IASC Secretariat
Forum and track for responsible AI in humanitarian contexts
Link
Initiative
Language and culture preservation
Education Development Center · Microsoft Philanthropies
AI-powered pronunciation assessment for low-resource indigenous languages
Link
Project
Countering gender-based violence
Seguro Project · Paz para las Mujeres · Microsoft Philanthropies
Chatbot to support victims of gender-based violence in Puerto Rico
Link
Project
Digital transformation for health equity
Children International · Microsoft Philanthropies
Data modernisation for health equity scorecard and decision-making
Link
Project
Economic opportunities in Cidade de Deus
Recode · INPAR · Microsoft Philanthropies
Improving learning and economic opportunities in Rio de Janeiro
Link Video
Project
Data sharing for disaster response
Public-private-nonprofit partnership
Improving use of time-critical data in crisis response
Link
Project
Educational access for refugees
Norwegian Refugee Council · NetHope · University College Dublin · Microsoft Philanthropies
Chatbot for access to educational resources, co-designed with displaced youth
Video
Project
For more, incl. academic publications and AI research, see my faculty page at Univeristy of Washington.