US, UK and EU sign on to the Council of Europe’s high-level AI safety treaty
We’re not very close to any specifics on how, exactly, AI regulations will be implemented and ensured, but today a swathe of countries including the U.S., the U.K. and the European Union signed up to a treaty on AI safety laid out by the Council of Europe (COE), an international standards and human rights organization. […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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The Council of Europe signed a treaty on AI safety, aiming to ensure AI systems are consistent with human rights, democracy, and the rule of law. The treaty sets out to focus on AI's intersection with human rights, democracy, and the rule of law, and provides a legal framework for AI development. The treaty is open to signature and ratification by countries, with the goal of entering into force once five signatories, including at least three Council of Europe member states, have ratified it.