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As the International Rescue Committee copes with dramatic increases in displaced people in recent years, the refugee aid organisation has looked for efficiencies wherever it can — including using artificial intelligence. The Signpost project, which includes many other organisations, has reached 18 million people so far, but IRC wants to significantly increase its reach by using AI tools — if they can do so safely. IRC said it's agreed with the tech providers that none of their AI models will be trained on the data that the IRC, the local organisations or the people they are serving are generating. Consulting with displaced people or others that humanitarian organisations serve may increase the time and effort needed to design these tools, but not having their input raises many safety and ethical problems, said Helen McElhinney, executive director of CDAC Network. People receiving services from humanitarian organisations should be told if an AI model will analyze any information they hand over, she said, even if the intention is to help the organisation respond better.

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