#CADE: AI for good, but for whom? Reimagining AI Governance for the Global Majority - Recap video

How do we build AI governance that redistributes power, protects human dignity, recognises labour, prevents harm and exploitation, and expands democratic agency, particularly in the Global Majority, where extractive AI value chains, informal economies, and diverse epistemic traditions are often erased from policy conversations? Discover the highlights from the event organised by the Civil Society Alliances for Digital Empowerment (CADE), led by Diplo, to test an AI regulation sandbox on the sidelines of the ITU AI for Good Global Summit 2026. This side session, structured as an AI regulatory sandbox, convened technologists, policymakers, civil society, trade union and labour representatives, legal specialists, and other specialists to reframe the global AI governance debate and draw on diverse experiences to tackle the questions facing us today. In the session, justice was centered as the fundamental test of whether AI truly serves humanity, using realistic scenarios to test governance structures and bring together varying – sometimes opposing – perspectives on regulation. This event was organised in partnership with the Arab Reform Initiative, the feminist collective Pollicy, the Women of Uganda Network (WOUGNET), Women in Internet Governance, Tinuadeniyi Tech Foundation, and the Center for AI Ethics and Governance in Africa (CAIEGA). The video and interviews have been carried out by CADE partner #Forus. CADE is co-funded by the European Union. #DigitalWeek #D4D #CADE #AIregulation