Shimona Mohan
@Shimona_
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Gender + security + tech (AI & cybersec) researcher & enthusiast | Currently @UNIDIR | Previously @orfgeotech @orfonline, @CarnegieEndow, @GVAGrad
Joined July 2021
Absolutely elated (and perhaps fated) to be back to my professional starting point @UNIDIR, now as an Associate Researcher on #Gender, #Security & #Tech! ✨ Looking forward to kicking off a new year with new and familiar colleagues and projects, keep an eye out here! 👇🏼
Welcome (back) to UNIDIR, Shimona! 👏🏼 @Shimona_ joins our Gender & Disarmament and Security & Technology Programmes, where her research will focus on the many intersections of gender, security and emerging technologies (particularly AI and cybersecurity) 🤖⚖💻
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@UNIDIR's @Shimona_ is now participating in the panel “Mirror, Mirror on the Wall...” by @Defense_AIO and @HSUHamburg about multinational perspectives around military AI, drawing insights from the book "The Very Long Game" 📚
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"Military AI presents complex ethical, legal, security, strategic and technical human-machine interaction challenges - how do these manifest and how can we resolve these trade-offs?" @UNIDIR's @Shimona_ participates in @CWSWarStudies and @JHUAPL's panel at the @REAIMSummit 🇰🇷
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@UNIDIR's @Shimona_ is now speaking at @SIPRIorg's panel "Bias in Military AI and Compliance with International Humanitarian Law" at @REAIMSummit, drawing insights from the factsheet on "Gender and Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems". 🔗
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Are you in #Seoul attending the 2024 @REAIMsummit? Don't forget to join the #DAIO panel on Mon, 9 Sept, 1630-1800, discussing #multinational perspectives on defense AI. Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow cc @aigraae @MichaelRaska @Shimona_ @ICDS_Tallinn @vactivity #REAIM
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Research on #AI systems shows 4⃣4⃣% exhibit #GenderBias, what could this mean for AI in military applications? 🧐 Check out our latest factsheet on #Gender & #LAWS ahead of our side event this week! 🔍⬇️ https://t.co/oOzfdhAknQ
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Provides an overview of gender biases in military AI applications, addresses their impacts, and recommends actions to mitigate them.
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(2/2) Ahead of the event, check out UNIDIR’s latest factsheet on #Gender and #LAWS to learn more about the problems with #bias and key areas for action! 🔍⬇️ 📑 https://t.co/13QEYoC6v4
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UNIDIR researcher @Shimona_ presented on #gender and #AI to the current batch of Women in Cyber Fellows at a workshop by @OAS_official & @CanadaUN, discussing biases in #militaryAI systems with the Fellows 👩🏽💻 Keep an eye out for more UNIDIR work on this in the near future! 🔍🌐
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Slightly surreal to see myself referred to as a UN expert on the latest interview with @UN_News_Centre, this time in English! Like my previous interview in Hindi, I spoke about #gender #bias in #military #AI systems, drawing on my research at @UNIDIR Listen here 👇🏼
The militarization of AI comes with gender-related challenges as well as technical ones ♀️🤖♂️ If biases are to be overcome, there needs to be equality at every stage of the development process ⚖️ 🎧 https://t.co/PDNRx9dJZo UNIDIR's @Shimona_ spoke to @UN_News_Centre
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My @UN_News_Centre @UNinHindi interview from last month on #gender and #military #AI is also now available in Spanish, para mis amigas y amigos que hablan Español! 🤖🙆🏻♀️ @UNIDIR @ONU_es
La militarización de la inteligencia artificial y el género https://t.co/Fbvfv4zlPD: mujeres representan 1/3 de diplomáticos en foros de desarme; un 25% de la fuerza laboral en ciberseguridad y 92% de los desarrolladores de software son hombres @Shimona_ investigadora @UNIDIR:
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.@UNIDIR की एसोसिएट रिसर्चर @Shimona_ ने सैन्य उद्देश्यों के लिए #AI के उपयोग, इसमें लैंगिक परिप्रेक्ष्य को शामिल करने के महत्व, और यूएन में इस पर होने वाली नीतिगत चर्चाओं के बारे में यूएन समाचार हिंदी से बात की यहां सुनें उनकी पूरी बातचीत-
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कृत्रिम बुद्धिमता (एआई) टैक्नॉलॉजी का इस्तेमाल व्यापक क्षेत्रों में तेज़ी से हो रहा है, विशेष रूप से सैन्य उद्देश्यों के लिए. मगर, सिविल उद्देश्यों और रणभूमि व हथियार प्रणालियों में एआई टैक्नॉलॉजी के...
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A career first: talking to @UN_News_Centre @UNinHindi about my work on #AI, #security and #gender at @UNIDIR in my mother tongue, Hindi! My goal for next time is learning up more #tech and #policy jargon in Hindi 💯
UNIDIR की एसोसिएट रिसर्चर शिमोना मोहन (@shimona_) ने सैन्य उद्देश्यों के लिए #AI के उपयोग, इसमें लैंगिक परिप्रेक्ष्य को शामिल करने के महत्व, और संयुक्त राष्ट्र में इस पर होने वाली नीतिगत चर्चाओं के बारे में @UN_News_Centre से हिंदी में बात की 🤖🌐🛠️ 🔗 https://t.co/iQ6EZEFrzI
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Passionate about AI, security, and gender equality❓ Apply for the pilot edition of our Women in AI Fellowship❗️ 👩🏽💻👩🏾💻👩🏿💻 🗓️ Deadline Extended to Sunday, 31 March Don't miss your chance to be part of a transformative capacity-building program! 👇 🔗 https://t.co/UoATLtIbEV
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Last few days for #women #diplomats to apply for @UNIDIR's Women in AI Fellowship, which entails a one-week training programme on #AI in #military and #security applications, including its #gender implications! Tell a diplomat near you to apply, all details on the website! 👇🏼
Join the movement for gender equality in AI governance! 👩🏿💼👩🏻💻 Apply for the UNIDIR Women in AI Fellowship, empowering women diplomats with the latest insights on AI's policy, legal & gender aspects. ℹ️ Deadline: 24 March 🗓️ Training: 27 - 31 May 🔗 https://t.co/UoATLtIbEV
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Delighted to be interviewed by @OfficialINDIAai @GoI_MeitY on my #AI journey, & thanks to @UNIDIR for highlighting my perspective on the role of #internationalorganisations for #AIgovernance! I also speak about my #motivations, #challenges, and #advice in the full interview 👇🏼
“International organizations are instrumental in shaping AI systems' design, development, deployment & governance” 🏛🤖📜 Learn more about UNIDIR Associate Researcher @Shimona_'s AI journey & how int'l organizations help to shape AI governance ⬇ 🔗 https://t.co/HcnQX0FQOU
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.@orfonline has curated a new series titled—AI F4: Facts, fiction, fears and fantasies. It aims to demystify & decode #AI and its seemingly limitless application potential across sectors, countries, and human imagination. Curators: @SameerP_IND & @Shimona_ 👉
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@BartHoogeveen @KartikBommakan1 @VatsAntara @india @DrNilanjanG @soumyabh_swears @debosmita_2005 @DeoSahil This brief by @Shimona_ examines the gender-shaped gaps in the application of #military #AI and offers multi-faceted solutions to fill them. Read more here: https://t.co/tRiNzHLEjv
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This brief by @Shimona_ examines the# gender-shaped gaps in the application of #military #AI and offers multi-faceted solutions to fill them.
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The Observer Research Foundation is a non-profit organisation that provides non-partisan, independent analysis on security, strategy, economy, development, energy and global governance.
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Happening soon! 📢 @rosannafanni @giancottif @FurlongPete @PaulaGurtler and I will be on a panel titled "#AI and EDTs in #Warfare: #Ethics, Challenges, Trends" at the @intgovforum's #IGF2023 Join us in half an hour on the link 👇🏼 or in person at the IGF meeting in Kyoto!
It’s #IGF2023 time again 🇺🇳 🤖 Looking forward to our session on “AI and EDTs in Warfare: Ethics, Challenges, Trends” with @PaulaGurtler @giancottif @Shimona_ @FurlongPete @CEPS_thinktank @InstituteGC @orfonline Join us on 11/10 at 11:45 CET via Zoom ➡️
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Stoked to be at the #DAIOConf23 in Berlin this week, presenting on #India's #defence #AI landscape and absorbing the knowledge nuggets from the other countries' experts. Massive thanks to @HeikoBorchert! Check out @Defense_AIO's thread with all these insights 👇🏼
@Lauren_A_Kahn @J_B_C16 @Katarzyna_Zysk @RobertEngen Passiva Ambition, Active Limitations: @Shimona_ talks about #defenseAI in #India #DAIOCONF23
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