US, UK, EU sign international AI treaty

 

The European Union, the United States, the United Kingdom and others signed an international artificial intelligence treaty on Thursday, the Council of Europe said.

It said that the agreement was the first international legally binding treaty on the use of AI systems.


Besides the EU, the US and the UK, the treaty was also signed by Andorra, Georgia, Iceland, Norway, Moldova, San Marino and Israel.

Also involved in negotiating the treaty were Argentina, Australia, Canada, Costa Rica, the Vatican, Japan, Mexico, Peru and Uruguay.