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The US, UK, and European Union have signed the first \u201clegally binding\u201d treaty on AI, which is supposed to ensure its use aligns with \u201chuman rights, democracy\u00a0and the\u00a0rule of law,\u201d according to the Council of Europe<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The treaty, called the Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence<\/a>, lays out key principles<\/a> AI systems must follow, such as protecting user data, respecting the law, and keeping practices transparent. Each country that signs the treaty must \u201cadopt or maintain appropriate legislative, administrative or other measures\u201d that reflect the framework.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Andorra, Georgia, Iceland, Norway, the Republic of Moldova, San Marino, and Israel also signed the framework, which has been in the works since 2019. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n Over the past several months, we\u2019ve seen a swath of other AI safety<\/a> agreements emerge \u2014 but the majority don\u2019t have consequences for the signatories who break their commitments. Even though this new treaty is supposed to be \u201clegally binding,\u201d the Financial Times<\/em> points out<\/a> that \u201ccompliance is measured primarily through monitoring, which is a relatively weak form of enforcement.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cWe must ensure that the rise of AI upholds our standards, rather than undermining them,\u201d Council of Europe\u00a0Secretary General\u00a0Marija Pej\u010dinovi\u0107 Buri\u0107\u00a0says in a statement. \u201cThe Framework Convention is designed to ensure just that. It is a strong and balanced text \u2014 the result of the open and inclusive approach.\u201d The treaty will come into force three months after five signatories ratify it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n