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CAI Chair participates in ENNHRI webinar on Fundamental Rights and Impact Assessments (FRIAs) for AI
On 10 April 2025, the Chair of the Committee on Artificial Intelligence (CAI), Mr Mario Hernandez Ramos, contributed to an online Webinar discussion on Fundamental Rights and Impact Assessments (FRIAs) for AI. The event, organised by the European Network of Human Rights Institutions (ENNHRI),...
PACE April 2025 Session - Side Event
Legal Certainty and Trust in AI: Parliamentarians at the Forefront of AI Governance
As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to evolve at a rapid pace, policymakers around the world are facing unprecedented challenges in ensuring that this powerful technology serves the public good while safeguarding human rights. In response to these challenges, a high-level side event titled...
CAI Chair participation in High-level Conference for Ombudsperson Institutions and National Human Rights Institutions (NHRI)
On 28 March, the Chair of the Council of Europe’s Committee on Artificial Intelligence (CAI), Mr Mario Hernandez-Ramos, moderated a plenary session on “Risks and opportunities to public decision-making in the age of digitalisation”, as part of a high-level conference for Ombudsperson Institutions...
Switzerland Signs the Council of Europe’s Global Treaty on AI
Switzerland signed the Council of Europe’s Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law (STCE n° 225) in Strasbourg, on 27 March 2025. This brings the total number of signatories up to 15, to date. The ceremony took place as part of an official...
CAI Chair participation in two high-profile events organised by Oxford University
On 5th March, Mr Mario Hernandez Ramos, the Chair of the Council of Europe’s Committee on Artificial Intelligence (CAI) joined a panel of experts in a discussion on the “promises and shortcomings” of the Council of Europe’s 2024 Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights,...
Liechtenstein signs the Council of Europe’s AI treaty
Liechtenstein signed the Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law on 27 February in Strasbourg, and thereby joined the thirteen signatories that have already signed this international treaty. The ceremony took place in the...
Canada and Japan sign Council of Europe’s first ever global treaty on AI
Canada and Japan have signed the Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of law, joining the eleven signatories that have already signed this international treaty. The signing ceremony took place prior to the Council of Europe’s...
2025 AI Action Summit: Council of Europe Side event on African engagement in global AI governance
The Council of Europe is organising a workshop focusing on African engagement in global AI governance as a targeted side event of the AI Action Summit 2025 (hosted by France on 10 and 11 February 2025). The side event will take place at the Council of Europe’s Paris Office and provide a valuable...
HUDERIA: New tool to assess the impact of AI systems on human rights
A new Council of Europe tool provides guidance and a structured approach to carry out risk and impact assessments for Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems. The HUDERIA Methodology is specifically tailored to protect and promote human rights, democracy and the rule of law. It can be used by both...
AI in prisons and probation: new Council of Europe recommendation aims to ensure respect for human rights and dignity
The Council of Europe has issued recommendations to its 46 member states aimed at ensuring that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and related digital technologies by prison and probation services respects the human rights and dignity of detainees, probationers, as well as staff. In a new...
Application of artificial intelligence in healthcare
The impact of AI on the ′patient-doctor′ relationship is the focus of a new report by the Council of Europe’s Steering Committee for Human Rights in the fields of Biomedicine and Health...
Council of Europe opens first ever global treaty on AI for signature
The Council of Europe Framework Convention on artificial intelligence and human rights, democracy, and the rule of law (CETS No. 225) was opened for signature during a conference of Council of Europe Ministers of Justice in Vilnius. It is the first-ever international legally binding treaty aimed...
Council of Europe adopts first international treaty on artificial intelligence
The Council of Europe has adopted the first-ever international legally binding treaty aimed at ensuring the respect of human rights, the rule of law and democracy legal standards in the use of artificial intelligence (AI) systems.
Artificial Intelligence, Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law Framework Convention
“This first-of-a-kind treaty will ensure that the rise of Artificial Intelligence upholds Council of Europe legal standards in human rights, democracy and the rule of law. Its finalisation by our Committee on Artificial Intelligence (CAI) is an extraordinary achievement and should be celebrated...
Presentation of the Council of Europe's activities on Artificial Intelligence (AI) during the OECD - African Union AI Dialogue
On 5 and 6 March 2024, the Artificial Intelligence Unit of the Council of Europe participated in the OECD - African Union (AU) Artificial Intelligence (AI) Dialogue sponsored by the government of the United Kingdom (UK) and taking place at the OECD Headquarters in Paris to present the work of the...
Meeting of Globalpolicy.AI
On 4 March 2024, the Artificial Intelligence Unit of the Council of Europe hosted the latest meeting of Globalpolicy.AI, a cooperation platform involving multiples intergovernmental organisations with complementary mandates on artificial intelligence (AI). It brings together the Council of...
Networking session on “Artificial Intelligence and Environment” at the UN IGF 2023
The Secretariat of the CAI organised a networking session on “Artificial Intelligence and Environment” at the United Nations Internet Governance Forum 2023 in Kyoto on 12 October 2023. The session was moderated by Mr Patrick PENNINCKX, the Head of Information Society Department and the panel...
Day 0 event with Deputy Secretary General at the UN IGF 2023
The Secretariat of the CAI organised a Day 0 session at the United Nations Internet Governance Forum 2023 in Kyoto on 8 October 2023. The session was called “Shaping artificial intelligence to ensure respect for human rights and democratic values” and was opened by Deputy Secretary General Bjørn...
European Parliamentary Association learns about the Council of Europe AI policy
Patrick Penninckx, Head of the Council of Europe Information Society Department, took part as a guest speaker in a meeting of the European Parliamentary Association on 14th September, 2023. He presented to MEPs from different political groups the current efforts of the Council of Europe to...
Flemish Parliament examines the Council of Europe approach to Artificial Intelligence
On the 6th of July, the Brussels-based Flemish Parliament is organising a special hearing on AI. Patrick Penninckx, Head of the Information Society Department of the Council of Europe, and Nathalie Smuha, Researcher Faculty of Law, KU Leuven are presenting the current challenges of artificial...
