Articles
Each article answers a specific question that recurs in practice, drawn from delivering AI systems inside United Nations operations. They are written to be read by someone with a decision to make.
Every article
- AI and Gender-Based Violence Case Management
Where AI can and cannot support gender-based violence case management, and why this is among the highest-risk applications in humanitarian work.
6 min · updated 2026-08-15
- AI Chatbots for Crisis-Affected People
When an AI chatbot for refugees or crisis-affected people is safe to deploy, when it is not, and the design conditions that separate the two.
6 min · updated 2026-08-15
- AI Governance Gaps in the Middle East
Where AI governance in the Middle East is thin, how Gulf and Levant governments face different problems, and what inclusive AI governance means for the region.
7 min · updated 2026-08-15
- Data Minimisation Against AI Value
How to resolve the tension between collecting less personal data and building useful AI: decide what the system must accomplish before deciding what it may collect.
6 min · updated 2026-08-15
- LLM Security in Public Institutions
Managing LLM security risk in public institutions: staff data leakage, the model as an untrusted input path, and when on-premises deployment is justified.
7 min · updated 2026-08-15
- Running AI Where the Network Is Not
How to run AI in low-connectivity and offline settings, and why systems that pass every laboratory test fail in field conditions.
6 min · updated 2026-08-15
- The AI Risk Register and What Happens After Launch
How to maintain an AI risk register, how often AI systems should be reviewed after deployment, and what responsible AI looks like day to day inside a UN agency.
6 min · updated 2026-08-15
- Why Government AI Projects Fail
The recurring causes of failed public-sector AI projects, and the portfolio discipline that prevents them: knowing what you run before deciding what to build.
7 min · updated 2026-08-15
Where these sit
Each article answers one question. The subject pages behind them carry the full argument: AI governance in the United Nations for decision rights and oversight, humanitarian AI for systems serving people who cannot choose another provider, information technology audit in the age of AI for assurance once a system is live, and the Last-Mile AI Framework for delivery where infrastructure is unreliable.
For longer treatments of the same subjects, see the writing archive and the governance templates that turn the reasoning into something you can put in front of a committee.