Nobel Women’s Initiative
Peace in the Age of AI: Building Feminist Futures
The most consequential decisions about artificial intelligence are not being made in a single room, or even a single institution. They are unfolding across UN processes, regional bodies, standard-setting organizations, and closed-door corporate negotiations, often far from the communities most affected by their outcomes. This session maps that terrain from a feminist movement-building perspective.
Caitlin Kraft-Buchman, founder of Women at the Table and the A+ Alliance for Inclusive Algorithms, will offer an overview of the feminist digital coalitions and networks actively shaping AI and digital policy today, and where feminist movements, particularly from the Global Majority, are organizing to influence these spaces. The session will explore what distinguishes a genuinely feminist approach to AI from one that simply addresses bias or adds representation, and will consider practical entry points for young feminist peacebuilders working in conflict-affected contexts to connect local concerns to global governance conversations.
The Sister-to-Sister Young Feminist Leadership Program is a flagship initiative of the Nobel Women’s Initiative, bringing together young feminist peacebuilders, “sisters,” from around the world in an intensive learning space designed to build solidarity, skills, and collective voice. Now in its second decade, the program was founded on NWI’s recognition of the indispensable, often overlooked, role women play in peacebuilding, drawing on the firsthand experience of NWI’s Nobel Peace Prize laureates in building change through solidarity and collective effort. Originally launched as a six-week residential program run in partnership with the Coady Institute, it shifted to a virtual format following the COVID-19 pandemic, extending its reach to feminist leaders in conflict zones, states of emergency, and disaster-affected regions who would otherwise face barriers to in-person participation. To date, over 140 young women leaders from more than 35 countries have taken part. The 2026 cohort is centered on the theme “Peace in the Age of AI: Building Feminist Futures,” exploring the growing impact of artificial intelligence on conflict, democracy, human rights, and gender equality.