Addressing atrocities in the digital era

How can cyber capabilities be used in atrocity prevention? 

What role could AI and machine learning play in humanitarian interventions? 

And how has the proliferation of social media contributed to violence against minorities? 

In this episode of the National Security Podcast, Associate Professor Cecilia Jacob and Dr Rhiannon Neilsen join Dr Danielle Ireland-Piper to shed light on the role of cyber and social media in humanitarianism.  

Dr Rhiannon Neilsen is a Cyber Security Postdoctoral Fellow in the Center for International Security and Cooperation at Stanford University. 

Dr Cecilia Jacob is an Associate Professor and Fellow in the Department of International Relations at the ANU Coral Bell School of Asia and the Pacific. 

Dr Danielle Ireland-Piper is Associate Professor and Academic Convenor at the ANU National Security College.  

Show notes:   

• ANU National Security College academic programs: find out more   
• Read the GAAMAC Report: Preventing hate speech discrimination and incitement - lessons on promoting tolerance and respect for diversity in the Asia Pacific.  
• Cecilia Jacob, Foreign policy and promotion of human rights for atrocity prevention  

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