Council of Europe and Artificial Intelligence
Join the 2026 AI Policy Summit, which fosters multi-stakeholder dialogue with leading experts to explore how public policy and societal engagement can capture the benefits of artificial intelligence, minimize its risks, and enhance its adoption. This conference is a unique opportunity for policymakers, business leaders, civil society, and academia to exchange ideas and co-create the future of AI policies.
Watch the live broadcast from 9.00 am CEST (UTC+2) September 29-30 2026
The event is organised by the ETH Zurich's Center for Law & Economics andeRegHorizon under the auspices of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Mr Alain Berset.
Artificial intelligence and human rights
Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents both significant benefits and risks. It is the role of the Council of Europe to ensure that human rights, democracy and the rule of law are respected, protected and promoted in the digital environment.
The Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law is a first-of-its-kind global legally binding instrument designed to ensure that AI upholds common standards in human rights, democracy and the rule of law, and to minimise the risk of those rights and principles being undermined as a result of the use of AI.
The Framework Convention is complemented by sector-specific work throughout the Council of Europe.
