The rapid development and adoption of artificial intelligence is opening new possibilities for demographic research and practice, while also raising important methodological, ethical, and practical questions.
This webinar brings together demographers and other experts to explore how AI is already being used in demographic research, how it may shape the field in the coming years, and the opportunities and challenges it presents. The discussions will consider emerging applications of AI in data collection, analysis, estimation, simulation, and dissemination, as well as its potential to make demographic research more efficient and accessible. Particular attention will be given to what these developments mean for demographic research and data systems in different parts of the world, including the Global South.
The webinar combines brief presentations with moderated discussion and questions from the audience. Help shape the conversation by submitting questions or topics you would particularly like the speakers to address in the "Questions & Comments" field when you register. Questions may relate to the overall theme of AI and demography or to the topics of individual speakers. These advance submissions will help identify issues of particular interest to participants and inform the moderated discussion.
Moderator: Vissého Adjiwanou, Université du Québec à Montréal
Speakers:
Evans Omondi, African Population Health Research Council (APHRC)
- The value and potential biases of AI for collecting demographic information in the absence of DHS and other established survey data
Isaac Maddow-Zimet, Guttmacher Institute
- Challenges of using AI/LLMs with sensitive data and code
Tyler McCormick, University of Washington
- Rapidly changing data regimes and the implications for the use of AI in demographic research
Madeleine Short Fabic, ICF, The Demographic and Health Surveys Program
- Uses of AI in the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS)