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title: XIV.H. Right to Fair and Equitable Access to AI Benefits
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# XIV.H. Right to Fair and Equitable Access to AI Benefits

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[Insert statement of urgency and significance for why this right relates to AI.]

# **Sectors**

The contributors of the *AI & Human Rights Index* have identified the following sectors as responsible for both using AI to protect and advance this human right.

- [ART: Arts and Culture](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/glossary/art/)
- [GOV: Government and Public Sector](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/glossary/gov/)
- [TECH: Technology and IT](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/glossary/tech/)

# AI’s Potential Violations

[Insert 300- to 500-word analysis of how AI could violate this human right.]

# AI’s Potential Benefits

[Insert 300- to 500-word analysis of how AI could advance this human right.]

# Human Rights Instruments

## International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (1966)

G.A. Res. 2200A (XXI), [International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/ARES2200-A-XXI-ICESCR.pdf), U.N. Doc. A/6316 (1966), 993 U.N.T.S. 3 (Dec. 16, 1966)

Article 15

> 1. The States Parties to the present Covenant recognize the right of everyone:
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> (b) To enjoy the benefits of scientific progress and its applications;

## The UNESCO Recommendation on Science and Scientific Researchers (2017)

UNESCO Res. 39 C/Res.85, [Recommendation on Science and Scientific Researchers](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/res3938.pdf)(Nov. 13, 2017)

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**Last Updated:**  April 4, 2025

**Research Assistant:**  Aarianna Aughtry

**Contributor:**  To Be Determined

**Reviewer:**  To Be Determined

**Editor:**  Alexander Kriebitz

**Subject:**  Human Right

**Edition:**  Edition 1.0 Research

**Recommended Citation:**  "XIV.H. Right to Fair and Equitable Access to AI Benefits, Edition 1.0 Research." In *[AI & Human Rights Index](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/index)*, edited by Nathan C. Walker, Dirk Brand, Caitlin Corrigan, Georgina Curto Rex, Alexander Kriebitz, John Maldonado, Kanshukan Rajaratnam, Tanya de Villiers-Botha, and Hisham Zawil. New York: All Tech is Human; Camden, NJ: AI Ethics Lab at Rutgers University, 2026. Accessed October 21, 2026. [https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/Docs/xiv-h-access/](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/Docs/xiv-h-access/).