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US, UK and EU sign the Council of Europe AI convention as it opens in Vilnius

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Source: Council of Europe: Council of Europe opens first ever global treaty on AI for signature

The Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence opened for signature on 5 September 2024 at a conference of justice ministers in Vilnius, Lithuania. Andorra, Georgia, Iceland, Norway, Moldova, San Marino, the United Kingdom, Israel, the United States and the European Union signed on the first day.

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The US, UK and EU signed the same binding text on AI and human rights, though each still had to ratify before the treaty could bind them.

When
5 Sep 2024
ID
WTA-N-2024-0122
Who
Council of Europe, European Union
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Summary by wheresthe.ai, from Council of Europe. Checked against the source on 9 Oct 2026.

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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-2024-0122: “US, UK and EU sign the Council of Europe AI convention as it opens in Vilnius.” wheresthe.ai, 5 Sep 2024. https://wheresthe.ai/d/intl-coe-ai-convention-opened-signature-2024-09/ (source: Council of Europe: Council of Europe opens first ever global treaty on AI for signature).

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