AI & Equality
Human Rights Toolbox
Through our multidisciplinary community and innovative methodology, we are committed to breaking norms and pursuing a human-rights-centric approach to AI.
AI & Equality
We host a global community that brings together people passionate about inclusive, human rights-based AI.
In May 2026, the AI & Equality community held its inaugural Festival of Ideas: a free, global, one-day gathering that ran across every time zone, a full programme of 90-minute sessions bringing together researchers, organisers, technologists, and communities doing the most urgent work at the intersection of algorithmic systems and human rights.
Sessions were led by partners on five continents: Masakhane, Derechos Digitales, Connected By Data, Digital Futures Lab, NYU Peace AI, the Global Center on AI Governance, and the Asian Research Group for Social and Inclusive Innovation and Economic Development. Across the day the conversation moved through four questions, what is emerging, what must be built, where is it already happening, and what will it take, with a deliberate commitment to centring voices from the Global South and from movements too often siloed from the AI debate.
Real world inequalities are reproduced within algorithms and flow back into the real world.
We believe that creators of technology have a responsibility to use that tech to serve the public good and mitigate invisible harms. That’s why equity and inclusion are at the core of the AI & Equality Toolbox’s mission.
Together, we can create an environment where people from all walks of life can share experiences and visions for a more inclusive, data-driven world.
Latest highlights
AI & Equality African Toolbox
A strategic initiative designed to empower African stakeholders to shape AI systems that are contextually relevant, inclusive, and grounded in human rights.
AI & Equality Latin American Toolbox
Our <AI & Equality> initiative ad methodology adapted to empower Latin American stakeholders to shape AI systems that are contextually relevant, inclusive, and grounded in human rights. This site is in Spanish.
Human Rights Impact Assessment Workbook
This integrated Human Rights Impact Assessment (HRIA) tool combines formal documentation requirements with ongoing reflection questions throughout the AI lifecycle.
HumRights-Benchmark
A new benchmark, validated by leading human rights experts, for assessing internal representations of human rights principles in leading LLMs and LRMs
Our methodology has been validated and showcased at prestigious institutions worldwide.
Developed in collaboration with the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, this approach was presented and validated at the 2024 European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI) Conference, and mentioned in the Global Partnership On Artificial Intelligence 2024 Report
Work
with us
Our multidisciplinary team offers services designed to help you navigate the complexities of the AI ecosystem, identify product opportunities, and mitigate potential harms before they arise.
By engaging stakeholders early and embedding human rights-based considerations into every stage of AI development, we can help you create AI products that are ready for the future.
Customized workshops tailored to your organization’s needs
Stakeholder engagement
Compliance, risk assessment and harm detection
If you’re interested, get in touch with us at [email protected]
We created a global community that brings together individuals passionate about inclusive, human rights-based AI.
Join our AI & Equality community of students, academics, data scientists and AI practitioners who believe in responsible and fair AI.