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9 developments involving OECD in 3 countries and bodies. The most recent is OECD publishes first 19 company reports under the G7 Hiroshima AI code, 24 Apr 2025.
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- OECD publishes first 19 company reports under the G7 Hiroshima AI code
The voluntary G7 code now has public, comparable disclosures that buyers and regulators can read for each signatory.
- G7 and OECD launch the Hiroshima AI Process reporting framework; seven Japanese firms plan to report
Developers of advanced AI systems gained a public, comparable way to show how they apply the G7 Code of Conduct, and seven Japanese AI developers said at launch that they would take part.
- GPAI merges with the OECD’s AI work in a 44-country partnership
Countries wanting a seat in GPAI now sign up to the OECD AI Principles, which ties the main expert network to one shared rulebook.
- OECD ministers revise the AI Principles to cover generative AI
Japan’s government says the revision follows the G7 Hiroshima AI Process, and GPAI membership is tied to the same Recommendation, so the changes reach companies through several frameworks.
- Japan launches the Hiroshima AI Process Friends Group with 49 countries and regions
The G7’s voluntary code for advanced AI developers gained backing from governments outside the G7, widening the group of countries expecting AI companies to follow it.
- OECD Council updates its definition of an AI system
Every government that adheres to the OECD Recommendation on AI now works from this wording when deciding which software counts as an AI system.
- G7 agrees guiding principles and a voluntary code of conduct for advanced AI developers
Developers of frontier and generative models got a G7-backed voluntary code, which later gained an OECD-run reporting framework for companies that sign up.
- OECD Employment Outlook puts 27% of jobs in occupations at highest risk of automation
Labour ministries in OECD countries got a common estimate of automation exposure and evidence on AI at work to plan retraining and protections around.
- G7 leaders in Hiroshima launch a process on governing generative AI
Developers of advanced AI in the G7 countries faced a joint government effort on generative AI, which produced the guiding principles and voluntary code of conduct agreed in October 2023.