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International AI Standards & Principles

8 policies tracked , of which 1 carry binding duties and 7 are voluntary or emerging. Every entry links to its primary source.

4 Frameworks4 Guidelines
Must Comply from May 17, 2024FrameworkISO/OECD/UN

CoE AI Convention

Framework Convention on AI, Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law

The first legally binding international treaty on AI, signed by the EU, US, UK and others, anchoring AI governance to human rights, democracy and the rule of law across the full AI lifecycle.

Signatory states (Conference of the Parties oversight)May 17, 2024
VoluntaryFrameworkISO/OECD/UN

G7 Hiroshima Code of Conduct

Hiroshima Process International Code of Conduct for Advanced AI Systems

Eleven voluntary actions for frontier AI developers covering red-teaming, incident reporting, security controls and content authentication. Now backed by an OECD reporting framework that makes adherence comparable.

None (voluntary, with OECD-hosted transparency reporting)Oct 30, 2023
VoluntaryFrameworkISO/OECD/UN

CoE HUDERIA

HUDERIA: Methodology for Risk and Impact Assessment of AI Systems

The Council of Europe's assessment methodology for AI risks to human rights, democracy and the rule of law. The operational companion to its Framework Convention on AI.

Council of Europe Committee on Artificial IntelligenceDec 2, 2024
VoluntaryGuidelineISO/OECD/UN

ISO/IEC 23894

ISO/IEC 23894: AI Risk Management Guidance

Guidance that maps general ISO 31000 risk management to AI, giving organisations a common vocabulary and process for identifying, analysing and treating AI risks across the lifecycle.

ISO/IEC (guidance)Feb 1, 2023
VoluntaryFrameworkISO/OECD/UN

ISO/IEC 42001

ISO/IEC 42001: Artificial Intelligence Management System

The first certifiable AI management-system standard, defining requirements to establish, implement, maintain and continually improve an AI governance system. It is increasingly used to demonstrate regulatory readiness.

ISO/IEC (certification via accredited bodies)Dec 18, 2023
VoluntaryGuidelineISO/OECD/UN

OECD AI Principles

The first intergovernmental AI standard, adopted by 40+ countries, setting values-based principles (inclusive growth, human-centred values, transparency, robustness, accountability) that shaped the G20 and many national frameworks.

OECD (non-binding intergovernmental standard)May 22, 2019
VoluntaryGuidelineISO/OECD/UN

UN GA AI Resolution

UN General Assembly Resolution on Safe, Secure and Trustworthy AI

The first UN-wide resolution on AI, adopted by consensus, framing safe and trustworthy AI around the Sustainable Development Goals and human rights. Sets direction rather than duties.

None (a General Assembly resolution)Mar 21, 2024
VoluntaryGuidelineISO/OECD/UN

UNESCO AI Ethics Recommendation

UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence

The first globally adopted AI ethics instrument, agreed by 193 states. Non-binding, but its readiness-assessment and impact-assessment methodologies feed directly into national AI strategies.

UNESCO (via member-state reporting)Nov 23, 2021

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