New international AI treaty is a "welcomed step" to improving safety, reducing potential harms

"We must ensure that the rise of AI upholds our standards, rather than undermining them," said Council of Europe secretary general Marija Pejčinović Burić. "The Framework Convention is designed to ensure just that."

"Under the treaty, signatory nations will monitor AI development and make sure it's managed within strict parameters, with provisions to protect the public and their data, human rights, democracy, and the rule of law."

"AI holds the potential to be the driving force behind new economic growth, a productivity revolution and true transformation in our public services, but that ambition can only be achieved if people have faith and trust in the innovations."

"The Framework Convention is an open treaty with a potentially global reach. I hope that these will be the first of many signatures and that they will be followed quickly by ratifications, so that the treaty can enter into force as soon as possible."

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