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The AI Convention, which has been in the works for years and was
adopted in May after discussions between 57 countries, addresses
the risks AI may pose, while promoting responsible innovation.
"This Convention is a major step to ensuring that these new
technologies can be harnessed without eroding our oldest values,
like human rights and the rule of law," Britain's justice
minister, Shabana Mahmood, said in a statement.
The AI Convention mainly focuses on the protection of human
rights of people affected by AI systems and is separate from the
EU AI Act, which entered into force last month.
The European Union's AI Act entails comprehensive regulations on
the development, deployment, and use of AI systems within the EU
internal market.
The Council of Europe, founded in 1949, is an international
organization distinct from the EU with a mandate to safeguard
human rights; 47 countries are members, including all the 27 EU
member states.
An ad hoc committee in 2019 started examining the feasibility of
an AI framework convention and a Committee on Artificial
Intelligence was formed in 2022 which drafted and negotiated the
text.
The signatories can choose to adopt or maintain legislative,
administrative or other measures to give effect to the
provisions.
The UK government said it would work with regulators, the
devolved administrations, and local authorities to ensure it can
appropriately implement its new requirements.
(Reporting by Rishabh Jaiswal in Bengaluru and Supantha
Mukherjee; Editing by Christian Schmollinger, Raju
Gopalakrishnan, Philippa Fletcher)
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