UNIDIR’s Security and Technology Programme delivers a Summer School on Security and Technology with a focus on Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Member States of the Organization of American States.

The lectures and interactive sessions target at a non-technical audience consisting of government representatives, policymakers and diplomats with limited (or no) pre-existing understanding of AI and its use.

The learning objectives for the course are as follows:

  1. To develop a basic understanding of how AI works, including main strengths and limitations.
  2. To develop a more detailed understanding of the nexus between AI and cybersecurity.
  3. To develop an understanding of possible applications of AI in the military and broader security context, including in relation to malicious information operations.
  4. To develop an understanding of AI risks and related international AI governance efforts.
  5. To develop an understanding of the legal and ethical dimensions of AI in the security domain, including gender issues.

Format

The Summer School is delivered over five half-days during the week.

The format is virtual and the course is delivered in English with Spanish interpretation, by a combination of UNIDIR experts and external speakers.

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