Council Of Europe Releases Guidelines On Artificial Intelligence And Data Protection

The Consultative Committee of the Convention for the Protection of Individuals with Regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data ("Convention 108"), has released Guidelines on Artificial Intelligence and Data

Protection, the aim of which is to provide a set of baseline measures in order to ensure that AI applications do not override human rights, especially personal data privacy rights.

Convention 108 is the first international agreement dealing with the collection and processing of personal data, and as of now, has been ratified by 53 countries, including non-members of the Council of Europe. Convention 108 reflects new technologies and incorporates regulatory developments. Within the framework of this Convention, the Consultative Committee has released Guidelines on specific topics.