The Women in AI Fellowship comprises a week-long, in-person training in Geneva. The fellowship is structured around three key pillars for a holistic and effective programme of learning:Education: UNIDIR provides the fellows with a substantive introduction to AI technology, including its strengths and limitations; an overview of the possible and observed use cases of AI in security applications; related international security concerns surrounding AI; background to and current multilateral discussions around AI policy and governance; and insights into the links between military AI and considerations of law, ethics and gender. Learning activities are led by UNIDIR researchers in collaboration with relevant experts and stakeholder organizations.Exploration: Apart from lectures, UNIDIR facilitates the fellows’ interactions with stakeholders engaging in practical applications of AI in technical and academic settings. This will allow fellows to receive targeted briefings and to gain a better sense of the ecosystems involved in AI design, development, deployment and governance.

Networking: UNIDIR also streamlines fellows’ engagements with relevant stakeholders to enable the forging of strong connections with the diplomatic community, the private sector and civil society. This includes a) the organization of a reception with the diplomatic community in Geneva, and b) a series of virtual meetings with a group of multi-sectoral experts working at the intersections of gender, security and technology. The fellows also benefit from and become part of the UNIDIR Alumni Network and the UNIDIR Expert Network on the Governance of Artificial Intelligence in the Military Domain.