Gender equality, AI, and the future of human rights.

This article focuses on Rebecca Cook's contributions to advancing women's rights and gender equality through international human rights law (IHRL) and situates her work within contemporary debates on regulating artificial intelligence (AI) via human rights frameworks. It highlights Cook's foundational role in integrating gender perspectives into international law, emphasizing both the potential and limitations of IHRL in addressing gender discrimination amplified by AI technologies, such as algorithmic bias and technology-facilitated gender-based violence. The article also discusses emerging international instruments like the Global Digital Compact and the AI Convention that incorporate gender equality principles, while noting challenges posed by the state-centric nature of human rights law and the dominant role of private technology corporations. Ultimately, it suggests that reimagining and innovating human rights doctrines and institutions, as exemplified by Cook's scholarship, is essential to effectively confront the gendered impacts of AI in the evolving digital landscape.