Lentz, Erin https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9934-9496
Baylis, Kathy https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9633-4766
Michelson, Hope https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9248-9023
Kim, Chungmann https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2628-8981
Article History
Received: 11 July 2024
Accepted: 4 November 2025
First Online: 12 December 2025
Competing interests
: Employment: C.K. has consulted with the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification’s (IPC) Global Support Unit to assess the feasibility of machine learning tools for future IPC analyses. This work is in a division separate from the unit supporting IPC analyses. Non-financial competing interests: E.L. has been an unpaid member of the Advanced Technologies and Artificial Intelligence Working Group for the IPC since 2021. K.B. has been an unpaid member of the same group since 2024. This group does not discuss specific IPC analyses; it focuses on assessing the value of innovative data tools for the IPC. The other author declares no competing interests.