US, EU, UK Sign International AI Treaty

The Facts

• The US, EU, UK, Israel, and six other nations have signed the first-ever legally binding international AI treaty during a Council of Europe (COE) summit in Vilnius on Thursday.

• The document was initially passed in May, having been negotiated between the Council of Europe's 46 members (including all EU countries) and eleven external states.

• The framework's "general obligations" include a commitment to protect human rights, democratic institutions and processes, as well as freedom of speech during AI activities. The text also calls for 'adequate" transparency, oversight, accountability, and responsibility.