A/80/278 (n) Ensure that clear accountability mechanisms are in place to identify and address harms caused by AI systems in creativity, including through independent oversight and accessible complaint procedures; (o) Require multinational enterprises operating in the cultural and creative sectors to adopt transparent, fair and rights-based approaches to AI development, with particular attention given to creative impacts and in line with international due diligence standards. 70. The Special Rapporteur recommends that all public, private and civil stakeholders involved in the development and functioning of AI tools and processes cooperate at the local, national and international levels in order to: (a) Develop common standards and interoperable mechanisms for the identification and traceability of AI-generated content; (b) Implement cultural rights impact assessments and reviews of AI initiatives and introduce compulsory human and cultural rights trainings for all staff developing AI processes that affect creativity; (c) Develop and promote fair, transparent and rights-based licensing mechanisms to operationalize the protection of human authors’ moral and material rights, ensuring equitable remuneration and meaningful control for artists and creators; (d) Adopt measures to ensure transparency and oversight throughout the AI life cycle; (e) Adopt safeguards against the use of AI to alter, distort or manipulate creative works and narratives in ways that misrepresent or discredit their meaning, origin or intent; (f) Promote the creation and use of inclusive, representative and fairly sourced cultural data sets, developed with the free, prior and informed consent of affected communities and governed by ethical principles that address structural inequalities and uphold cultural rights; (g) Promote the development and adoption of open AI tools in the cultural and scientific sector in order to foster innovation and reduce dependency on proprietary technologies; (h) Promote equitable access to AI infrastructure, tools and training for creators and cultural actors in the Global South in order to prevent deepening global asymmetries in the creation, production and dissemination of cultural expressions; (i) Encourage collaboration between artists and AI experts to foster mutual understanding and stimulate cross-disciplinary innovation. 25-12403 21/21