Eduardo Albrecht

Eduardo Albrecht is a political anthropologist with a history of work across government, non-profit, academic and multilateral organisations. His research focuses on uses of artificial intelligence in state and international organisation decision-making processes. His new book, Political Automation, is a comparative introduction to uses of AI in governance around the globe and its impact on citizens.

Currently he is a senior fellow at the United Nations University’s Centre for Policy Research, where he conducts research on uses of AI technologies in the United Nations conflict prevention and response architecture. In the past he served as visiting fellow at the European Institute for Asian Studies (EIAS) and the International Peace Institute (IPI), and has worked for various national governments (Japan, South Korea and the UK) and the World Bank, leading research teams and gaining direct experience designing innovative AI-based governance tools.

His research has been presented at venues including the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM), the US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and numerous other organisations as well as dozens of academic conferences organised by leading political and social science associations.

Since receiving his PhD from the School of Oriental and African Studies of the University of London in 2010 he has published a wide variety of academic papers, policy publications, and full-length monographs. His most recent publications look at how multilateral organisations may seek to strengthen their predictive capacity in ethical and inclusive ways, as well as the impact of AI-fuelled disinformation on conflict-affected and high-risk areas.

Albrecht has also taught, and continues to teach, extensively, including as associate professor at Pukyong National University in South Korea, visiting faculty at John Cabot University in Rome, International Relations program director at Mercy University, and as adjunct associate professor in the Master’s Program in International Affairs at the City University of New York’s (CUNY) Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership.