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US pushes to weaken international human rights treaty on use of AI software
The Council of Europe, of which the US is an observer, is drafting a treaty that will call on its member states to ensure that AI systems respect international obligations to protect human rights.
The US government is lobbying Council of Europe members to weaken an international treaty on human rights and AI software by exempting private vendors from compliance. Diplomats are meeting in Strasbourg, France, this week to create a final version of the treaty, which would require organizations using AI to respect human rights and adhere to democratic principles. “A hollowed-out convention will provide little meaningful protection to individuals who are increasingly subject to powerful AI systems prone to bias, human manipulation, and the destabilization of democratic institutions.”
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