AI Models Know What Women, Peace and Security Is. They Just Don't Bring It Up

Researchers at the Collective Intelligence Project found that large language models systematically fail to incorporate Women, Peace and Security (WPS) principles, despite having knowledge of them, creating what they call a "WPS Competence Gap" that disadvantages the majority of the global population. This gap is particularly concerning because military and peacekeeping leaders are already using AI systems to draft critical conflict analyses and decision-making documents. The research highlights how AI is perpetuating historical exclusions of women from peace and security decisions, despite 25 years of institutional efforts since the UN's 2000 resolution on the topic.