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📢 Council of Europe Launches First Global Treaty for AI (Sept. 5, 2024) 🎉 🎉 ➡ The Council of Europe AI Treaty seeks to protect fundamental rights, democracy, and the rule of law ➡ The Framework Convention was signed today by Andorra, Georgia, Iceland, Norway, the Republic of Moldova, San Marino, the United Kingdom as well as Israel, the United States of America, and the European Union. ➡ Norway stated it would apply the AI Treaty to both the private and public sectors and urged other countries to do the same 🗣 COE Secretary-General Marija Pejčinović Burić said, "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." 🗣 Theodoros Roussopoulos, president of the COE Parliamentary Assembly, hailed the AI Treaty "as a major step forward" and urged its entry into force as soon as possible 🗣 CAIDP President Merve Hickok said, "The Council of Europe AI Treaty centers the protection of fundamental rights, democracy, and the rule of law in the governance of Artificial Intelligence. CAIDP has worked in support of the AI Treaty from Day 1. Although we did not achieve all the outcomes we believe are necessary, we urge states to sign and ratify the Treaty as soon as possible. AI is not waiting for policymakers to decide. States must act now." ➡ Members of the Center for AI and Digital Policy Global Academic Network have endorsed the treaty Emma Ruttkamp-Bloem Pascal Pichonnaz Maria Helen Murphy Stuart Russell Angella Ndaka Ph.D. Hannes Werthner Katja Langenbucher Gry Hasselbalch Ricardo Baeza-Yates Dr. Kutoma Wakunuma Gianclaudio Malgieri Virginia Dignum Oreste Pollicino Nagla Rizk Giovanni De Gregorio The Center for AI and Digital Policy has launched a new project to monitor the adoption and implementation of the AI Treaty. CAIDP also extends thanks to CSO colleagues, the COE Secretariat, and friends and colleagues who helped establish the first global treaty for the governance of AI. Jan Kleijssen Francesca Fanucci Louise Riondel Peggy Valcke Thomas Schneider #aigovernance #fundamentalrights #democracy #ruleoflaw #democraticvalues https://lnkd.in/dwbifppV