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International Agreements
Treaties, conventions, declarations and multilateral commitments.
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- European UnionRegulation12 July 2024
European Union — Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 Artificial Intelligence Act
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 formally enacted the European Union’s Artificial Intelligence Act. Published in July 2024 and entering into force in August 2024, it codified the risk-based structure agreed in 2023. The Act set…
- Council of EuropeTreaty / Convention17 May 2024
Council of Europe — Framework Convention on AI, Human Rights, Democracy and Rule of Law
The Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence, Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law became the first binding international treaty on AI. Adopted in May 2024 and opened for signature in Sept…
- JapanFramework14 February 2024
Japan — Establishment of the Japan AI Safety Institute
Japan established the Japan AI Safety Institute in February 2024 to coordinate national work on AI safety evaluation. The institute aligned Japan’s approach with the emerging international network of AI safety institutes…
- European UnionRegulation8 December 2023
European Union — Artificial Intelligence Act Political Agreement
The European Union reached political agreement on the Artificial Intelligence Act in December 2023, advancing the first comprehensive horizontal framework for AI regulation. The agreement used a risk-based structure, ban…
- GlobalFramework1 November 2021
UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence
The UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence established a global soft-law framework for AI ethics. Adopted in 2021, it placed particular emphasis on human rights, inclusion, digital inequality, gen…
Countries
Organisations
- Council of Europe 1European Parliament and Council of the EU 1European Parliament and the Council of the European Union 1Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) 1Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) 1United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) 1
Timeline
- 1 May 2019OECD Principles on Artificial Intelligence OECD
- 1 November 2021UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence Global
- 8 December 2023Artificial Intelligence Act Political Agreement European Union
- 14 February 2024Establishment of the Japan AI Safety Institute Japan
- 17 May 2024Framework Convention on AI, Human Rights, Democracy and Rule of Law Council of Europe
- 12 July 2024Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 Artificial Intelligence Act European Union
All documents
- European UnionRegulation12 July 2024
European Union — Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 Artificial Intelligence Act
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 formally enacted the European Union’s Artificial Intelligence Act. Published in July 2024 and entering into force in August 2024, it codified the risk-based structure agreed in 2023. The Act set…
- Council of EuropeTreaty / Convention17 May 2024
Council of Europe — Framework Convention on AI, Human Rights, Democracy and Rule of Law
The Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence, Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law became the first binding international treaty on AI. Adopted in May 2024 and opened for signature in Sept…
- JapanFramework14 February 2024
Japan — Establishment of the Japan AI Safety Institute
Japan established the Japan AI Safety Institute in February 2024 to coordinate national work on AI safety evaluation. The institute aligned Japan’s approach with the emerging international network of AI safety institutes…
- European UnionRegulation8 December 2023
European Union — Artificial Intelligence Act Political Agreement
The European Union reached political agreement on the Artificial Intelligence Act in December 2023, advancing the first comprehensive horizontal framework for AI regulation. The agreement used a risk-based structure, ban…
- GlobalFramework1 November 2021
UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence
The UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence established a global soft-law framework for AI ethics. Adopted in 2021, it placed particular emphasis on human rights, inclusion, digital inequality, gen…
- OECDFramework1 May 2019
OECD Principles on Artificial Intelligence
The OECD Principles on Artificial Intelligence were the first intergovernmental agreement on AI policy. Adopted in May 2019, they set out value-based principles for responsible stewardship of trustworthy AI. The principl…