Council of Europe Framework Convention on AI
COE-AI-CONV · council_of_europe
Council of Europe Framework Convention on AI is a International treaty from council_of_europe, adopted on 2024-05-17. Current status: Adopted, not in force. First legally-binding international treaty on AI. Opened for signature Sep 2024. Enters into force three months after five ratifications including three CoE members.
Scope and obligations
First legally-binding international treaty on AI. Opened for signature Sep 2024. Enters into force three months after five ratifications including three CoE members.
Council of Europe Framework Convention on AI addresses 3 contested AI-governance topics explicitly, 4 via general principles,.
Topics governed
- implicitFoundation Models / GPAI— Applies to AI throughout lifecycle (Art. 3)
- implicitBiometric Identification— Arts. 9-10 (privacy + non-discrimination)
- implicitAI in Employment— Non-discrimination + dignity provisions
- governsAI in Criminal Justice— Art. 14 (procedural safeguards)
- governsTransparency Obligations— Art. 8 (transparency + oversight)
- governsIndividual Redress— Arts. 14-15 (procedural safeguards + remedies)
- implicitTraining-Data Rights— Art. 11 (privacy + data protection)
Cross-jurisdiction comparison
How peer instruments treat the topics Council of Europe Framework Convention on AI governs.
| Topic | EU-AIA-2024 | US-EO-14110 | UK-WHITEPAPER-2023 | CN-GENAI-2023 | G7-HIROSHIMA | OECD-AI-PRIN | UN-RES-2024 | NIST-AI-RMF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI in Criminal Justice | governs | governs | implicit | silent | silent | silent | silent | silent |
| Transparency Obligations | governs | implicit | implicit | conflicts | governs | governs | implicit | governs |
| Individual Redress | governs | silent | implicit | governs | silent | governs | silent | implicit |
How to cite this article
APA 7
Policy Window. (2024). Council of Europe Framework Convention on AI [Wiki article]. https://policywindow.org/wiki/coe-ai-convention
Chicago 17
Policy Window. 2024. "Council of Europe Framework Convention on AI." Wiki article. https://policywindow.org/wiki/coe-ai-convention.
BibTeX
@misc{policywindow-coe-ai-convention,
title = {Council of Europe Framework Convention on AI},
author = {Policy Window},
year = {2024},
howpublished = {CETS No. 225},
url = {https://policywindow.org/wiki/coe-ai-convention},
note = {Primary source: https://www.coe.int/en/web/artificial-intelligence/the-framework-convention-on-artificial-intelligence}
}Related instruments
- EU AI Act · EU
- OECD AI Principles (Recommendation) · OECD
References
- CETS No. 225
- Applies to AI throughout lifecycle (Art. 3)
- Arts. 9-10 (privacy + non-discrimination)
- Non-discrimination + dignity provisions
- Art. 14 (procedural safeguards)
- Art. 8 (transparency + oversight)
- Arts. 14-15 (procedural safeguards + remedies)
- Art. 11 (privacy + data protection)
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