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OECD AI Principles (Recommendation) is a Voluntary code from OECD, adopted on 2019-05-22 and effective 2019-05-22. Current status: In force. First intergovernmental standard. Updated 2024 to clarify GPAI scope. Foundation referenced by G7, GPAI, and many national frameworks.
Scope and obligations
First intergovernmental standard. Updated 2024 to clarify GPAI scope. Foundation referenced by G7, GPAI, and many national frameworks.
OECD AI Principles (Recommendation) addresses 2 contested AI-governance topics explicitly, 4 via general principles,.
Topics governed
- implicitFoundation Models / GPAI— 2024 update clarifies GPAI scope
- governsTransparency Obligations— Principle 1.3 (transparency + explainability)
- governsIndividual Redress— Principle 1.5 (accountability)
- implicitDevelopment-Rights Framings— Principle 1.1 'inclusive growth' brushes against development-rights framing
- implicitEnvironmental Impact of AI Training— Principle 1.1 inclusive growth + sustainable development; addresses environment implicitly
- implicitAI-Driven Worker Displacement— Principle 1.1 inclusive growth; OECD AI + Recommendation on AI in workforce (separate instrument)
Cross-jurisdiction comparison
How peer instruments treat the topics OECD AI Principles (Recommendation) governs.
| Topic | EU-AIA-2024 | US-EO-14110 | US-EO-14179 | UK-WHITEPAPER-2023 | CN-GENAI-2023 | G7-HIROSHIMA | COE-AI-CONV | UN-RES-2024 | NIST-AI-RMF | BLETCHLEY-2023 | SEOUL-2024 | NIST-AI-RMF-GENAI | CA-SB-1047 | IN-DPDP-2023 | BR-AIBILL-2024 | ASEAN-AI-GUIDE-2024 | AU-AI-STRATEGY-2024 | ANTHROPIC-RSP-2024° | OPENAI-PREPAREDNESS-2023° | DEEPMIND-FSF-2024° | META-FRONTIER-2024° | UK-US-AISI-MOU-2024 | WH-VOLUNTARY-2023 | SG-MODEL-AI-2024 | JP-METI-AI-2024 | NYC-LL-144-2021 | CO-SB-24-205 | IL-HB-3773-2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transparency Obligations | governs | implicit | silent | implicit | conflicts | governs | governs | implicit | governs | implicit | governs | governs | implicit | implicit | governs | governs | silent | governs | implicit | implicit | governs | implicit | governs | governs | governs | silent | silent | silent |
| Individual Redress | governs | silent | silent | implicit | governs | silent | governs | silent | implicit | silent | silent | implicit | implicit | governs | governs | silent | silent | silent | silent | silent | silent | silent | silent | implicit | implicit | silent | silent | silent |
°= industry self-imposed voluntary framework. Comparing a voluntary code's "governs" tint with a binding regulation's "governs" tint flattens the legal-force distinction; use the instrument-page banner for the operative status of each.
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BibTeX
@misc{policywindow-oecd-ai-principles,
title = {OECD AI Principles (Recommendation)},
author = {Policy Window},
year = {2019},
howpublished = {OECD/LEGAL/0449},
url = {https://policywindow.org/wiki/oecd-ai-principles},
note = {Primary source: https://oecd.ai/en/ai-principles}
}Related debates — rival interpretations & counterevidence
Structured controversies where this instrument's provisions are the locus of disagreement. Each debate page lays out the competing positions with primary-source citations.
- Risk-Based vs Principles-Based vs Ex-Post Liability Regimes — Should AI governance work via (a) risk-based ex-ante categorisation + obligations (EU), (b) high-level principles delegated to sector regulators (UK / OECD / G7), or (c) ex-post liability + civil litigation (US sectoral)?
Related instruments
- EU AI Act · EU
- Council of Europe Framework Convention on AI · council_of_europe
- Brazil AI Bill (PL 2338/2023) · BR
References
- OECD/LEGAL/0449
- 2024 update clarifies GPAI scope
- Principle 1.3 (transparency + explainability)
- Principle 1.5 (accountability)
- Principle 1.1 'inclusive growth' brushes against development-rights framing
- Principle 1.1 inclusive growth + sustainable development; addresses environment implicitly
- Principle 1.1 inclusive growth; OECD AI + Recommendation on AI in workforce (separate instrument)
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