This volume is the 2024 outcome report of the Data and Artificial Intelligence Governance (DAIG) Coalition of the United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF). The Coalition is a multistakeholder group aimed at fostering critical discussions on data and AI governance from diverse perspectives, emphasizing the experiences, challenges, and contributions of the Global Majority in shaping sustainable and effective frameworks.

The DAIG Coalition aims to promote collective studies and multistakeholder engagement to gather and evaluate evidence, critically analyse existing data and AI, regulatory and institutional arrangements, and propose policy updates that reflect the realities and aspirations of stakeholders globally, with a strong focus on inclusivity and equity.

This volume on “AI from the Global Majority” aspires to contribute to the evolving dialogue on how AI systems can align with diverse social, economic, and democratic ambitions. Particularly, the study seeks to address pressing questions regarding how the use of AI systems affects, key regulatory and governance issues such as the full enjoyment of human rights, the fight against discrimination, biases and disinformation, the preservation of cybersecurity, safety, democracy and the rule of law.

These all-important topics are discussed focusing primarily on the Majority World, drawing unique insights and lessons from Global South countries, which are typically under represented in dominant narratives.