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Policy brief: Addressing power dynamics in participatory AI for crisis-affected communities

Published

1 October 2026

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regulatory

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AI & ML

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Kenya

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Fusion42 · 1 October 2026 · Fusion42 review

A policy brief from the SAFE AI Project and FilmAid Kenya highlights the challenges and power imbalances in implementing participatory AI with refugee communities in Kenya's Kakuma Refugee Camp and Kalobeyei Settlement. It offers actionable recommendations to ensure AI is ethical and inclusive for crisis-affected populations.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of AI & ML.

◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway

Humanitarian AI is facing a turn towards genuine community control. You must redesign AI offerings with refugee input or risk backlash and exclusion from key crisis markets.

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1 source · 1 Oct 2026

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