Digital safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage in the age of artificial intelligence: a global systematic review of effectiveness, ethical governance, cultural rights, and community participation

This study is a global systematic review structured under PRISMA-P and PRISMA 2020 protocols. The design consists of a three-phase methodological workflow: literature identification through automated searches in international databases, independent title and abstract screening, and full-text eligibility assessment. The evidence synthesis is organized around four analytical dimensions: effectiveness, ethical governance, cultural rights, and community participation. All selection, data extraction, and quality assessment processes are performed in duplicate by two independent reviewers. Discrepancies are resolved through consensus or the intervention of a third senior researcher.