Presented by: Bill Warters
Presented at: GPPAC Online Forum
Date of Session: Feb 25, 2026

Session Description: Are you interested in learning more about the history of technology used to enhance conflict resolution and prevent deadly conflict? Join a presentation by Bill Warters, PhD, retired from the Master of Arts in Dispute Resolution Program at Wayne State University and a facilitator with the Alternatives to Violence Project of Michigan, organised by GPPAC’s Peace Education Working Group. Dr Warters will explore the evolution of Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) tools and techniques that aim to maintain neutrality, as well as other forms of info-activism, civic engagement practices, and peace tech initiatives. These approaches often include explicit value orientations that promote peace, mutual well-being, and the protection of those affected by conflict. While not offering definitive predictions in a time of rapidly advancing Artificial Intelligence (AI), the session will also examine areas where AI may be used constructively in the pursuit of nonviolence and peace.

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