Reimagining AI Governance for the Global South: Dreaming Before We Presume to Solve

"Drawing from Stanford's Tech Ethics & Public Policy Practitioner Program, this paper examines why artificial intelligence governance in the Global South must move beyond technical fairness toward systemic justice. Rooted in African and Arab realities, it advocates for grounding AI policy in philosophies of Ubuntu and Hikma to protect vulnerable workers, counter digital colonialism, and ensure accountability over automated systems."