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Empowering Youth: AI and the Right to Development

AI is transforming the foundations of global development. But while policies are written and principles debated, youth — especially from the Global South — remain systematically excluded from the rooms where decisions are made. In this article Irfan Pullani traces the Right to Development from the 1986 UN Declaration to the 2025 RightsCon Summit, where young delegates demanded a decolonial, equitable approach to AI governance. It explores why their participation is essential and what’s at stake if we fail to listen.

By Irfan Pullani
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A nighttime scene shows a dirt road running through a slum with metal shacks and trash, lit by warm bulbs. In the distance, a glowing high-tech skyline with cold blue lights symbolises digital progress, highlighting the stark divide of AI inequality.
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AI Inequality: When Intelligence Isn’t Shared

AI is reshaping our world—but not equally. This article explores how artificial intelligence amplifies existing global inequalities, concentrating benefits in the Global North while pushing environmental burdens and ethical risks onto the Global South. Drawing on concepts like digital colonialism and disparities in AI investment, it reveals how access without autonomy reinforces injustice—and calls for a more democratic and inclusive technological future.

By Ananthu Anilkumar
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