<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="false"><li>A United Nations research institute, connected to the United Nations, created two AI-powered avatars to teach people about refugee issues.</li><li>The avatars created were Amina, a fictional woman who fled Sudan and lives in a refugee camp in Chad, and Abdalla, a fictional soldier from a paramilitary force in Sudan.</li><li>The experiment's website allows users to interact with the avatars; however, there were reported issues accessing the site.</li><li>While the avatars could potentially be used to appeal to donors, some workshop attendees reacted negatively, stating that refugees can speak for themselves.</li></ul>

A United Nations research institute created an AI refugee avatar

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