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Sprint projectMay 5, 2024

Digital Diplomacy: Advancing Digital Peace-Building with Al in Africa 2

Ajani, Adedeji Hammed & Adedokun-Shittu, Nafisat Afolake · Team Digital Peace Building

Submitted to AI and Democracy Hackathon: Demonstrating the Risks. Sprint projects are early-stage work by participants, not Apart Research publications.

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DemoChat is an innovative AI-enabled digital solution designed to revolutionise civic engagement by breaking down barriers, promoting inclusivity, and empowering citizens to participate more actively in democratic processes. Leveraging the power of AI, DemoChat will facilitate seamless communication between governments, organisations, and citizens, ensuring that everyone has a voice in decision-making. At its essence, DemoChat will harness advanced AI algorithms to tackle significant challenges in civic engagement and peace building, including language barriers, accessibility concerns, and limited outreach methods. With its sophisticated language translation and localization features, DemoChat will guarantee that information and resources are readily available to citizens in their preferred languages, irrespective of linguistic diversity. Additionally, DemoChat will monitor social dialogues and propose peace icons to the involved parties during conversations. Instead of potentially escalating dialogue with words, DemoChat will suggest subtle icons aimed at fostering intelligent peace-building dialogue among all parties involved.

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@misc{ajani2024digital,
  title = {{Digital Diplomacy: Advancing Digital Peace-Building with Al in Africa 2}},
  author = {Ajani and Adedeji Hammed and Adedokun-Shittu and Nafisat Afolake},
  year = {2024},
  month = may,
  note = {Submitted to AI and Democracy Hackathon: Demonstrating the Risks, an Apart Research Sprint},
  howpublished = {\url{https://apartresearch.com/sprints/projects/digital-diplomacy-advancing-digital-peace-building-with-al-in-africa-2}},
  url = {https://apartresearch.com/sprints/projects/digital-diplomacy-advancing-digital-peace-building-with-al-in-africa-2}
}

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