Artificial Intelligent and Peacebuilding

Hosted by Peace Research Unit, Social Research Institute, Chulalongkorn University

Rationale

The notion of “Technology and peace” has been one of the major topics in peace studies for several decades. Some of the early discussions were emphasized on the comparison between the technology that has been used to invent weapons and for the purposes of war and violence and the use of technology to promote peace. Obviously, in the early stages, we found that the technology was used to support violence more than peace. However, almost half a century later, the development of technology has been increasingly accessible to public, many of these technological knowledges that were used to serve war and violence by the military are now used in everyday life by the public. One of these technologies is computer technology that this day has been developed in the form of artificial intelligence (AI). Even though, this technology has been accessible and used widely, but when we try to focus on the specific use of artificial intelligence in building peace, there are many things that need to discuss. We learned that many of the technologies in the past might have benefited the acts of violence more than the acts of peace, it leaves us a question whether the use of artificial intelligence would be different than what we experienced before with many technologies in the past.

A statement from Kluz Prize for PeaceTech (2024) emphasized the importance in developing artificial intelligence to accommodate and support peace “Among other topics, artificial intelligence (AI) was featured as a way to foster peace, prevent violence, and rebuild societies after a conflict. From early warning systems that predict conflicts before they escalate to AI-driven platforms that accelerate humanitarian aid, the event’s speakers highlighted AI’s ability to address different phases of a conflict and promote stability. At the same time, the speakers also emphasized the ethical concerns around the use of AI and the importance of applying these technologies responsibly to avoid harm.”

This panel is organized as a part of the side event for the UNESCO Global Forum on the Ethics of AI 2025, that will hold in Bangkok, Thailand between June 24 – 27, 2025. This apparel panel is organized by Peace Research Unit, Social Research Institute, Chulalongkorn University on June 24, 2025. The result of the discussion will be summarized and synthesized together with many other social science disciplines to make a proposal to the main event. The topics for discussion are based on the possible utilization for Thai society and may be relevance to the ongoing conflicts, and violence conflict in Thailand.

Agenda

13:00 – 13:15 Lived experience over liked algorithms: The enduring primacy of human agency in peacebuilding
                                  The possibility and practices in using AI for peacebuilding
by Dr.Sanjana Hattotuwa, Research Director at the Disinformation Project 

13:15 – 13:30 Technology Facilitated Gender Based Violence
by Saijai Liangpunsakul, Founder, Stop Online Harm

13:30 – 13:45 How Tech & AI support Dialogue & Peacebuilding?
by Ratawit Ouaprachanon, Project Manager, Peace Resource Collaboration Foundation 

13:45 – 14:00 Beyond Anthropocentrism – Reimagining Peacebuilding in the Posthuman Era
by Su Jin Jeong, Ph.D. Candidate in Peacebuilding Studies, Payup University 

14:00 – 14:15 Q&A

Facilitated by Eakpant Pindavanija, Social Research Institute, Chulalongkorn University