<![CDATA[Global artificial intelligence (AI) governance is currently being intensively negotiated across various United Nations (UN) forums, including through the Global Digital Compact and the High-Level Advisory Body on AI, which published the report Governing AI for Humanity. Employing a critical legal analysis method, this article deconstructs the discursive architecture of these multilateral initiatives from the perspective of Third World Approaches to International Law (TWAIL). It examines how the colonial legacy in international law risks being reproduced into digital colonialism and data asymmetry within the still-unequal global AI governance regime. Furthermore, this paper analyzes how Third World countries, particularly Indonesia, through its National Artificial Intelligence Strategy (Stranas KA) 2020–2045 and its domestic regulations, can navigate the paradox of digital sovereignty amidst dependence on foreign technological infrastructure. Grounding its analysis in the doctrines of digital sovereignty, distributive justice, and equitable participation, this article offers a concrete framework of recommendations. Its objective is to ensure that UN global dialogues do not merely legitimize the concentration of corporate technological power from Global North countries, but rather genuinely realize substantive justice, digital infrastructure independence, and human rights protection for Global South nations.]]>
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