Inclusive and Secure Artificial Intelligence: A Global Perspective on Policy and Technical Developments
Deep Insights
Stuttgart: Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen (ifa) (2025), 84 pp.
Contains acronyms p. 5, glossary pp. 6-8, bibliogr. pp. 65-77
"As AI systems are developed and deployed, they often reflect and reinforce dominant cultural norms, marginalizing non-Western languages, epistemologies, and communities. This report explores the systemic risks associated with algorithmic bias, digital colonialism, and cultural homogenization, while also highlighting promising interventions through inclusive design and policy. It presents practical tools—such as cultural impact assessments, fairness-aware auditing, and participatory AI development—to adapt existing systems for diverse contexts. The report calls for strong cross-regional collaboration to ensure AI governance supports cultural sustainability, digital sovereignty, and social justice, placing culture at the core of ethical and inclusive AI futures." (Abstract)
"The essence of this report can be summarised in a single sentence: place culture at the center of AI development and application. Only this way can more equity, fairness, and trust be ensured in the international environment. According to the authors of this report, Saiph Savage and Lili Savage, diversity and inclusivity should be seen as a structural imperative and not as an add-on in AI development. The report sheds light this way on how international engagement in the field of AI regulation and governance should contribute to the safeguarding of Cultural Rights. As current practices use data extraction, continue and amplify existing biases and hierarchies, misrepresent or even omit so- called “data-scarce communities”, the authors call for a shift from “reactive bias mitigation to active harm prevention frameworks” (p. 49), in order to enable “local communities to narrate their [own stories and] experiences for global audiences, promoting cultural visibility beyond borders” (Forword, page 9)
1. Introduction, 15
2. INCLUSIVE AI, 18
Overview of Existing (Feminist) Research on Culture, Bias, and AI Development -- Geopolitics and the Role of Policymakers -- Existing AI Applications/Systems and Cultural Considerations
3. ADVANCING SECURE AI, 30
AI to Combat Hate Speech -- AI for Gender Equality -- AI in Selection Processes: Addressing Power Imbalances -- Technical Feasibility of Secure AI -- Retrofitting Existing Technology through Policies -- Interconnections Between AI Challenges and Solutions
4. POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS, 47
Create Partnerships between the Public Sector, the Private Sector, and Civil Society -- Integrate Perspectives and Priorities of Diverse Communities in the Multilateral Level -- Align policies in the Global North and Global South through multilateral AI governance structures -- Recognize stakeholders from the Global South as equal, not merely recipients -- Establish regulatory mandates and participatory governance mechanisms -- Promote transparency and accountability -- Establish Research Partnerships, Funding Programs, and Capacity Building
5. CONCLUSION, 62
Call to Action
6. References, 65
Appendix: AI Initiatives around the Globe, 78
2. INCLUSIVE AI, 18
Overview of Existing (Feminist) Research on Culture, Bias, and AI Development -- Geopolitics and the Role of Policymakers -- Existing AI Applications/Systems and Cultural Considerations
3. ADVANCING SECURE AI, 30
AI to Combat Hate Speech -- AI for Gender Equality -- AI in Selection Processes: Addressing Power Imbalances -- Technical Feasibility of Secure AI -- Retrofitting Existing Technology through Policies -- Interconnections Between AI Challenges and Solutions
4. POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS, 47
Create Partnerships between the Public Sector, the Private Sector, and Civil Society -- Integrate Perspectives and Priorities of Diverse Communities in the Multilateral Level -- Align policies in the Global North and Global South through multilateral AI governance structures -- Recognize stakeholders from the Global South as equal, not merely recipients -- Establish regulatory mandates and participatory governance mechanisms -- Promote transparency and accountability -- Establish Research Partnerships, Funding Programs, and Capacity Building
5. CONCLUSION, 62
Call to Action
6. References, 65
Appendix: AI Initiatives around the Globe, 78
