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This R Street Institute commentary analyzes the cybersecurity provisions of the Council of Europe's Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence, the first legally binding international AI treaty. It highlights five specific measures addressing AI-related cybersecurity risks across critical infrastructure and information systems. The piece evaluates how the treaty's provisions could shape international norms for securing AI-enabled systems.
Key Points
- •Examines the Council of Europe's AI Framework Convention as the first binding international legal instrument specifically addressing AI governance and safety.
- •Identifies five cybersecurity-focused provisions targeting AI risks to critical infrastructure, data integrity, and national security.
- •Analyzes how treaty obligations may require signatory nations to adapt domestic cybersecurity regulations to account for AI-specific threat vectors.
- •Considers the treaty's potential to establish baseline international norms for responsible AI deployment in sensitive sectors.
- •Notes limitations and implementation challenges for translating treaty language into effective national-level cybersecurity policy.
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# Five Promising Cybersecurity Measures from the First-Ever International AI Treaty
by [Haiman Wong](https://www.rstreet.org/people/haiman-wong/)
Sept 27, 2024
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issues: [Artificial Intelligence](https://www.rstreet.org/artificial-intelligence/), [Cyber Threats](https://www.rstreet.org/issues/cyber-threats/), [Cybersecurity](https://www.rstreet.org/issues/cyber-security/), [Cybersecurity Policy](https://www.rstreet.org/home/our-issues/cybersecurity-and-emerging-threats/), [Data Security and Data Privacy](https://www.rstreet.org/issues/data-security-and-data-privacy/), [Foreign Affairs](https://www.rstreet.org/issues/foreign-affairs/), [Technology and Innovation](https://www.rstreet.org/home/our-issues/technology-and-innovation/)
International efforts to establish artificial intelligence (AI) governance have been steady but cautious, with collective actions like the [first global AI Safety Summit](https://www.reuters.com/technology/britain-brings-together-political-tech-leaders-talk-ai-2023-11-01/) in 2023 laying the groundwork with [key principles for mitigating AI risks](https://www.reuters.com/technology/britain-publishes-bletchley-declaration-ai-saf
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