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Council of Europe adopts its Framework Convention on AI and human rights

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Source: Council of Europe: Council of Europe adopts first international treaty on artificial intelligenceAlso reported by Council of Europe: The Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence

The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers adopted the Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law in Strasbourg on 17 May 2024. The treaty covers AI used by public authorities and by companies acting for them, and parties choose whether to bind private actors directly or take other measures. National security and defence and most research and development are outside its scope. The 46 member states negotiated it with the EU and states including the US, Canada, Japan, Israel and Australia.

Why it matters

Governments got a binding treaty text on AI and human rights that non-European states could join, covering public-sector AI use first and private use by each party’s choice.

When
17 May 2024
ID
WTA-N-2024-0100
Who
Council of Europe
Rules involved

Summary by wheresthe.ai, from Council of Europe and the reporting credited above. Checked against the source on 9 Oct 2026.

Read the original at Council of Europe

Source copy: download the page text as saved on 18 Oct 2026 (PDF). Also held by the Internet Archive.

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WTA-N-2024-0100: “Council of Europe adopts its Framework Convention on AI and human rights.” wheresthe.ai, 17 May 2024. https://wheresthe.ai/d/intl-coe-ai-convention-adopted-2024-05/ (source: Council of Europe: Council of Europe adopts first international treaty on artificial intelligence).

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