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Humanitarian AI Today
by Humanitarian AI Today
Humanitarian AI Today is the leading AI for Good podcast series focusing on humanitarian applications of artificial intelligence. We interview leaders, developers and innovators advancing humanitarian applications of AI from across the tech and humanitarian communities. The series is produced by the Humanitarian AI meetup.com community, linking local groups in Cambridge, San Francisco, Seattle, New York City, Toronto, Montreal, London, Paris, Berlin, Oslo, Geneva, Zurich, Bangalore, Tel Aviv and Tokyo.
Episodes
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Inside the 2026 AI for Humanity Report with Fast Forward’s Kevin Barenblat
How are AI-powered nonprofits moving beyond early experiments to deliver deep, lasting social impact? In this episode of Humanitarian AI Today, guest host Alexandra Pittman, Founder and CEO of ImpactMapper, speaks with Kevin Barenblat, Co-founder and President of Fast Forward and author of AI for...
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IATI Director Yemesrach Workie on Making Open Data Sharing a Priority in the AI Era
In this Humanitarian AI Today episode, Yemesrach Assefa Workie (Yemi), Executive Director of the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), speaks with producer and guest host Brent Phillips about open data as a strategic infrastructure for artificial intelligence. As an open data sharing...
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Lily Qiu from China’s Peaceland Foundation on AI for Good in Action
On this special Humanitarian AI Today episode recorded in Chinese and English, Lili Qiu, Co-founder and Chief Supervisor of the Peaceland Foundation speaks with guest host, Brent Phillips, and Ankang Song, Executive Director at Global Youth Philanthropy, about the Peaceland Foundation’s aid work...
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Michael Tjalve on AI Governance and the SAFE AI Framework with Jennifer Wilde
In this Humanitarian AI Today episode, Michael Tjalve, Independent Humanitarian AI Advisor and co-author of the SAFE AI framework, speaks with guest host Jennifer Wilde, an AI strategy and social impact advisor, about AI governance, the SAFE AI initiative and the evolving security and operational...
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Theodora Skeadas on Red Teaming Humanitarian AI Applications
In this Humanitarian AI Today Voices flashpod, Theodora Skeadas, Head of AI Red Teaming with Humane Intelligence, joins guest host Brent Phillips to unpack for staff from humanitarian organizations what AI red teaming is and how Humane Intelligence approaches carrying out AI evaluations. They…
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Priyank Hirani from Data.org on Scaling Inclusive AI for Social Impact
Priyank Hirani, Vice President of Programs at data.org discusses the India AI Impact Summit and India’s role as a development space and test bed for responsible and inclusive AI applications with Humanitarian AI Today Producer, Brent Phillips. In this insightful conversation, Hirani highlights…
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Jarrod Goentzel on MIT’s Humanitarian Supply Chain Lab, AI and System Level Thinking
In this Humanitarian AI Today Voices flashpod, Eric Talbert, Co-founder of MedCycle Network guest hosts an interview with Jarrod Goentzel, founder and director of the MIT Humanitarian Supply Chain Lab in the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics. This interview dives into the evolution and...
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Ruben Lozano Aguilera from Ai2 on Asta's AutoDiscovery Tool for Scientific Discovery
Rubén Lozano-Aguilera, Product Lead for Asta at the Allen Institute for AI (Ai2), explores the transformative potential of agentic AI in scientific research with Humanitarian AI Today guest host Lindsey Moore, Founder of DevelopMetrics. Rubén introduces AutoDiscovery, a powerful new tool…
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Renaissance Philanthropy’s Ethna Ghosh on Partnership Building in India, AI and Unlocking Scientific and Technological Advancement
Ethna Ghosh, India Partnerships Lead with Renaissance Philanthropy, discusses the nonprofit organization’s operational strategy, her work and India’s role as a global hub for AI experimentation with Brent Phillips, Humanitarian AI Today podcast producer. Drawing on her deep roots in the Indian...
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Federico Pierucci on Multi-Agent Risks in Humanitarian Aid at The Inference Layer
Co-produce by Humanitarian AI Today, this third pilot episode of The Inference Layer podcast bridges the technical complexities of AI deployment with the reality of humanitarian operations and dives into the transition from static models to autonomous agentic systems. On behalf of the…
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Zineb Bhaby on NRC's CLEAR Initiative and Building a Digital Backbone for Humanitarian AI
Zineb Bhaby, AI Lead at the Norwegian Refugee Council, introduces NRC’s CLEAR (Crisis Learning, Early-warning, Anticipation, and Response) initiative and discusses the critical necessity of data collaboration in the humanitarian sector with Humanitarian AI Today producer Brent Phillips. The CLEAR...
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Lukas Borkowski on Building Voice-First Humanitarian AI on a National Scale
Voices is a new mini-series from Humanitarian AI Today. In short daily flashpods, Voices passes the mic to guests to learn about new projects, events and advances in artificial intelligence and discuss topics that are important to the humanitarian community. In this flashpod, Lukas Borkowski,...
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Javan Van Gronigen on Fundraising and Building an Engagement OS for the Modern Nonprofit
Voices is a new mini-series from Humanitarian AI Today. In short daily flashpods, Voices passes the mic to guests to learn about new projects, events and advances in artificial intelligence and to discuss topics that are important to the humanitarian community. In this flashpod, Javan Van…
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Golestan Radwan and Panagiotis Moutis Discuss AI, The Environment and The Sustainability Paradox
Voices is a new mini-series from Humanitarian AI Today. In short daily flashpods, we pass the mic to guests to tell us about new projects, events and advances in artificial intelligence and to discuss topics that are important to the humanitarian community. In this flashpod, Golestan (Sally)...
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Yarissa Matos-Soto on AI Implementation and Bridging the Connectivity Gap
Yarissa Matos-Soto, Founder of The Curioux, speaks with Humanitarian AI Today producer, Brent Phillips about the critical need to effectively assess artificial intelligence for outcomes and risks within the humanitarian sector. Drawing from her background as a biochemist, data specialist and...
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Olena Shevchenko on Experimenting with Neo4j to Build a Personal Knowledge Agent
Voices is a new mini-series from Humanitarian AI Today. In daily five-to-fifteen minute flashpods we pass the mic to humanitarian experts and technology pioneers, to hear about new projects, events, and perspectives on topics of importance to the humanitarian community. In this flashpod, Olena...
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Ali Al-Mokdad on Creating the First AI-Native Humanitarian Podcast
Voices is a new mini-series from Humanitarian AI Today. In daily five to fifteen minute flashpods we pass the mic to humanitarian experts and technology pioneers, to hear about new projects, events, and perspectives on topics of importance to the humanitarian community. In this flashpod, Ali...
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David Schoeller-Diaz on Cybersecurity as a Public Good
David Schoeller-Diaz, Impact Engagement Manager formerly with the CyberPeace Institute, joins Humanitarian AI Today producer, Brent Phillips, to discuss the urgent need to conceptualize cybersecurity and artificial intelligence as public goods rather than individual responsibilities. Drawing from...
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Thomas Byrnes on Addressing Shadow AI in Humanitarian Operations
Thomas Byrnes, CEO and Lead Consultant of MarketImpact, speaks with Brent Phillips, Humanitarian AI Today producer, about the growing challenge of "shadow AI" in the humanitarian sector. Byrnes defines shadow AI as the unauthorized use of AI tools like ChatGPT and Gemini by organization staff and...
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Humanitarian Technology Under Siege, A Conversation with Catalina Rebollo from Wired en Español
In Humanitarian AI Today’s first interview recorded in Spanish, David Alejamdro Schoeller-Diaz guest hosts a special interview with Catalina Rebollo, a journalist and regular contributor to Wired magazine in Spanish covering technology and artificial intelligence. Catalina specializes in in-depth...
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Radek Wierzbicki from Unsung Heroes on Advancing Digital Entrepreneurship, AI and Building Trust and Credibility
Voices is a new mini-series from Humanitarian AI Today. In daily five-minute flashpods we pass the mic to humanitarian experts and technology pioneers, to hear about new projects, events, and perspectives on topics of importance to the humanitarian community. In this flashpod, Radek Wierzbicki…
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Siem Vaessen from Zimmerman on IATI, AI and the Development Aid Landscape
In this episode of the Humanitarian AI Today podcast, Siem Vaessen, CEO of Zimmerman and an IATI Governing Technical Board Member, and Sylvan Ridderinkhof, Data Engineer at Zimmerman, joined Brent Phillips to discuss the critical intersection of artificial intelligence, open data, and…
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Jessie Pechmann on AI, Satellite Imagery, Transparency, and Building Damage Assessments
Voices is a new mini-series from Humanitarian AI Today. In daily five-minute flashpods we pass the mic to humanitarian experts and technology pioneers, to hear about new projects, events, and perspectives on topics of importance to the humanitarian community. In this flashpod, Jessie Pechmann,...
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Yuriy Boyechko on Hope for Ukraine’s New Mobile App and Digital Inclusion
Yuriy Boyechko, Founder and CEO of Hope for Ukraine, speaks with Humanitarian AI Today guest host Emrys Schoemaker, Senior Director of Policy and Advisory with Caribou Digital. They discuss Hope for Ukraine’s work, humanitarian needs in Ukraine this Winter and the organization’s new mobile app...
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Olivier Mills from Baobab Tech on the Need for Deeper Technical Collaboration on Humanitarian AI
Voices is a new mini-series from Humanitarian AI Today. In daily five-minute flashpods we pass the mic to humanitarian experts and technology pioneers, to hear about new projects, events, and perspectives on topics of importance to the humanitarian community. In this flashpod, Olivier Mills,...
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Cole Leng on the State and Future of On-Device Machine Learning for Humanitarian Action
Voices is a new mini-series from Humanitarian AI Today. In daily five-minute flashpods we pass the mic to humanitarian experts and technology pioneers, to hear about new projects, events, and perspectives on topics of importance to the humanitarian community. In this flashpod, Cole Leng, an AI...
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Neha Bajwa from Neo4j Unveils New Tools to Build, Test, and Deploy AI Agents
Voices is a new mini-series from Humanitarian AI Today. In daily five-minute flashpods we pass the mic to humanitarian experts and technology pioneers, to hear about new projects, events, and perspectives on topics of importance to the humanitarian community. In this flashpod, Neha Bajwa, Vice...
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Lindsey Moore on Agentic AI, Transformative Philanthropy and Investing in Humanitarian AI
Voices is a new mini-series from Humanitarian AI Today. In daily five-minute flashpods we pass the mic to humanitarian experts and technology pioneers, to hear about new projects, events, and perspectives on topics of importance to the humanitarian community. In this flashpod, Lindsey Moore,...
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Chelsea McMurray on AI Security and the Threat Landscape Facing Humanitarian Actors
Voices is a new mini-series from Humanitarian AI Today. In daily five-minute flashpods we pass the mic to humanitarian experts and technology pioneers, to hear about new projects, events, and perspectives on topics of importance to the humanitarian community. In this flashpod, Chelsea McMurray,...
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Annie Brown from Humane Intelligence on their Bias Bounty Program
Voices is a new mini-series from Humanitarian AI Today. In daily five-minute flashpods we pass the mic to humanitarian experts and technology pioneers, to hear about new projects, events, and perspectives on critical topics. In this flashpod, Annie Brown, a Data Scientist with Humane…
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Petya Kangalova Introduces Humanitarian OpenStreetMap’s Tech and Innovation Working Group
Voices is a new mini-series from Humanitarian AI Today. In daily five-minute flashpods we pass the mic to innovators, researchers and practitioners on the humanitarian front lines, delivering real-time news on how they are building, testing and collaborating on uses of artificial intelligence. In...
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Erica Gralla on a New Study Mapping the Impact of Funding Cuts on Humanitarian Aid
Voices is a new mini-series from Humanitarian AI Today. In daily five-minute flashpods we pass the mic to innovators, researchers and practitioners on the humanitarian front lines, delivering real-time news on how they are building, testing and collaborating on uses of artificial intelligence. In...
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Rich Woods from Tech To The Rescue on AI and the Future of Fundraising
Voices is a new mini-series from Humanitarian AI Today. In daily five-minute flashpods we pass the mic to innovators, researchers and practitioners on the humanitarian front lines, delivering real-time news on how they are building, testing and collaborating on uses of artificial intelligence. In...
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Bill Greer from Common Space on Building Dedicated Satellites for the Humanitarian Community
Voices is a new mini-series from Humanitarian AI Today. In daily five-minute flashpods we pass the mic to innovators, researchers and practitioners on the humanitarian front lines, delivering real-time news on how they are building, testing and collaborating on uses of artificial intelligence. In...
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Shannon Farley on Fast Forward's 2025 AI for Humanity Report
Voices is a new mini-series from Humanitarian AI Today. In daily five-minute flashpods we pass the mic to innovators, researchers and practitioners on the humanitarian front lines, delivering real-time news on how they are building, testing and collaborating on uses of artificial intelligence. In...
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Philippe Stoll on AI Techplomacy, IT Challenges and the 'Do-No-Harm' Imperative
Voices is a new mini-series from Humanitarian AI Today. In daily five-minute flashpods we pass the mic to innovators, researchers and practitioners on the humanitarian front lines, delivering real-time news on how they are building, testing and collaborating on uses of artificial intelligence. In...
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Eric Talbert on Building Hyper-Local, AI-Powered Supply Chains for Medical Surplus
Voices is a new mini-series from Humanitarian AI Today. In daily five-minute flashpods we pass the mic to innovators, researchers and practitioners on the humanitarian front lines, delivering real-time news on how they are building, testing and collaborating on uses of artificial intelligence. In...
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Perry Hewitt from Data.org on Accelerating What's Possible in Social Impact
Voices is a new mini-series from Humanitarian AI Today. In daily five-minute flashpods we pass the mic to innovators, researchers and practitioners on the humanitarian front lines, delivering real-time news on how they are building, testing and collaborating on uses of artificial intelligence. On...
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Pam Boiros on Women Advancing AI with Sandra Uwantege Hart
Voices is a new mini-series from Humanitarian AI Today. In daily five-minute flashpods we pass the mic to innovators, researchers and practitioners on the humanitarian front lines, delivering real-time news on how they are building, testing and collaborating on uses of artificial intelligence. In...
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Sandra Uwantege Hart on Engaging with New Technology in Humanitarian Aid
Voices is a new mini-series from Humanitarian AI Today. In daily five-minute flashpods we pass the mic to innovators, researchers and practitioners on the humanitarian front lines, delivering real-time news on how they are building, testing and collaborating on uses of artificial intelligence. In...
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Suzy Madigan on AI, Aid Reform and UN General Assembly Discussions
Voices is a new series of bite-sized interviews produced by Humanitarian AI Today. Every day we pass the mic to a new voice from the humanitarian AI community to hear about new projects, research and advancements shaping our field. In this pilot episode of Voices, Suzy Madigan speaks with the...
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Sergio Coronado on Blind Spots in AI Safety and International Humanitarian Law
This 100th Humanitarian AI Today episode focuses on blind spots in AI safety and aligning AI with International Humanitarian Law. Guest host, Andre Heller, Director of Signpost at the International Rescue Committee (IRC), speaks with Sergio Coronado, Chief Information Officer with NATO’s Support...
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Matthew Brown from Profound on Agentic Search Engine Optimization
In a world where AI-powered question answering interfaces and AI agents are becoming the new informational gatekeepers, how can humanitarian organizations adapt their communications strategies to stay visible, credible, and prominent? In this episode of Humanitarian AI Today, guest host Roderick...
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Pradyumna Chari Introduces Project NANDA to Humanitarian Organizations
In this episode of Humanitarian AI Today, guest host Doug Smith, Acting CEO of Data Friendly Space, speaks with Pradyumna Chari, a postdoctoral associate at the MIT Media Lab about Project NANDA. This initiative is building the foundational layer for an internet of AI agents through a broad...
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Andre Heller and Mala Kumar Discuss Signpost’s Pilot AI Assistant
Humanitarian AI Today, guest host Mala Kumar, Head of Impact at Humane Intelligence, sits down with Andre Heller, Director of Signpost at the International Rescue Committee (IRC). They discuss Signpost's recent research paper on piloting an "information assistant," detailing the technical...
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Beyond the Summit: A Push for Real AI Collaboration from Blaise Robert
On this episode of the Humanitarian AI Today podcast, Blaise Robert, Global AI Advisor for the International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC), joins producer Brent Phillips to discuss his takeaways from the AI for Good Summit, specifically the need for more meaningful collaboration around...
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Giulio Coppi on Defending Digital and Human Rights in the AI Age
Giulio Coppi, Senior Humanitarian Officer at Access Now, an organization that fights for human rights in the digital age, speaks with Humanitarian AI Today guest host Brent Phillips. They discuss protecting digital rights in situations of conflict and violence and critically examine ethical...
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Aral Surmeli on HERA’s Frontline Experimentation with AI
How can humanitarian organizations harness the power of AI to deliver critical healthcare when the technology is advancing faster than ever, but essential aid funding is being cut? Aral Sürmeli, Executive Director at HERA Digital Health, discusses this question with Humanitarian AI Today guest…
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A New Ethical AI Adoption Toolkit for Humanitarian Actors
On this special short episode of Humanitarian AI Today, guest host Brent Phillips sits down with Tigmanshu Bhatnagar, a lecturer at University College London (UCL), and Hamdan Albishi, a UCL MSc student in AI for Sustainable Development. Tigmanshu and Hamdan discuss a toolkit they are developing,...
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André Heller on Piloting Agentic AI and Client-facing Applications at Signpost
André Heller, Director of Signpost, led by the International Rescue Committee, updates Humanitarian AI Today podcast producer Brent Phillips on Signpost’s latest AI publications and research findings. André and Brent discuss a new Signpost paper covering their work piloting agentic AI and...
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Humanitarian AI Today is the leading AI for Good podcast series focusing on humanitarian applications of artificial intelligence. We interview leaders, developers and innovators advancing humanitarian applications of AI from across the tech and humanitarian communities. The series is produced by the Humanitarian AI meetup.com community, linking local groups in Cambridge, San Francisco, Seattle, New York City, Toronto, Montreal, London, Paris, Berlin, Oslo, Geneva, Zurich, Bangalore, Tel Aviv and Tokyo.
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