While the application of artificial intelligence (AI) promises

numerous advantages to society, there is growing public concern

about the effects of its development and impact on human rights,
democracy, and the rule of law.
The Council of Europe, an international organisation with a
unique mandate to create legal standards on human rights, is
mobilising to develop norms adapted to the challenges
encountered, including a [Framework] Convention on Artificial
Intelligence.
This document contains an overview of the work done so far, or
planned, by the intergovernmental committees and other entities
of the Council of Europe in the area of artificial intelligence.

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) raises
important and urgent issues. AI is
already with us – changing the
information that we receive, the
choices that we make and the ways in
which our societies function. In the
coming years it will play an even
greater role in how governments and
public institutions operate, and in how
citizens interact and participate in the
democratic process.
AI presents both benefits and risks. It
is the role of the Council of Europe to
ensure that human rights, democracy
and the rule of law are protected and
promoted in the digital environment.
So, we need to ensure that AI is used
to promote and protects our
standards.
I look forward to the outcome of the work of the Committee on Artificial Intelligence
(CAI), mandated by the Committee of Ministers to elaborate a legally binding
instrument on the development, design and application of artificial intelligence,
based on the Council of Europe’s standards and that is conducive to innovation.
This will be complemented by sector-specific work throughout our Organisation.
The Council of Europe has on many occasions demonstrated its ability to pioneer
new standards, which have then become global benchmarks. We will address AI in
this tradition, in a multistakeholder approach with other international organisations,
civil society, business and academia.

Marija Pejčinović Burić

Secretary General of the Council of Europe

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The Council of Europe comprises 46 member States, 27 of which are members of the
European Union. It is the guarantor of human rights, democracy and the rule of law on the
continent.
All Council of Europe member states have signed up to the European Convention on Human
Rights, an international treaty designed to protect human rights, democracy and the rule of
law. The European Court of Human Rights oversees the implementation of the Convention in
the member States.

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Artificial intelligence technology offers humanity great possibilities, but also comes with
serious potential risks to the enjoyment of human rights, the functioning of democracy, and
the observance of rule of law. The Council of Europe has undertaken to address these risks in
a comprehensive manner conducive to innovation.
Most Council of Europe committees, intergovernmental bodies and specialised bodies, as well
as its monitoring structures, are considering the impact of artificial intelligence on their field
of activity.
The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe decided in the Terms of Reference of the
Committee on Artificial Intelligence (CAI), to task it with “maintaining a transversal approach,
also by co-ordinating its work with other intergovernmental committees and Council of
Europe’s entities equally addressing the implications of artificial intelligence in their respective
field of activity, by providing these committees and entities with guidance in conformity with
the legal framework under development and by assisting them in resolving problems”.
This document contains an overview of the work done so far, or planned, by the
intergovernmental committees and other entities of the Council of Europe in the area of
artificial intelligence.

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The Committee of Ministers is the Council of Europe’s statutory decision-making body,
composed of the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of member States. It decides on the action
required to further the aim and values of the organisation, including the conclusion of
international conventions and agreements.
The Committee of Ministers has decided to adopt a transversal approach to artificial
intelligence across the various sectors of the Council of Europe, establishing the Committee
on Artificial Intelligence (CAI) and tasking it with elaborating a [Framework] Convention on
Artificial Intelligence and maintaining this approach through coordination with other
intergovernmental committees and entities of the Organisation.

The Committee of Ministers

✓ welcomed the unanimous recommendation of the Committee on Artificial Intelligence that the
Council of Europe should introduce a transversal legally binding instrument on artificial intelligence
and human rights, democracy and rule of law, in line with its terms of reference, which underlined
the need for such an instrument to be focused on general common principles, conducive to
innovation, and open to participation by non-member States; [and] instructed its Deputies to
speedily proceed with the elaboration of the appropriate instrument, taking into account other
existing international legal frameworks for artificial intelligence or those under development (Turin,
20 May 2022)
✓ decided to give priority to the work on an appropriate legal framework for the development, design
and application of artificial intelligence based on the Council of Europe’s standards on human rights,
democracy and the rule of law, and conducive to innovation (Hamburg, 21 May 2021)
✓ instructed its Deputies to examine the feasibility and potential elements on the basis of multi-
stakeholder consultations, of a legal framework for the development, design and application of
artificial intelligence, based on the Council of Europe’s standards on human rights, democracy and
the rule of law (Helsinki, 17 May 2019)

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The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe brings together parliamentarians from
the Council of Europe’s 46 member States. Its mission is to uphold the shared values of human
rights, democracy and the rule of law. The Assembly uncovers human rights violations,
monitors whether states keep their promises and makes recommendations. In the field of AI,
it has adopted a set of resolutions and recommendations, examining the opportunities and
risks of AI for democracy, human rights and the rule of law.
The Assembly has endorsed a set of basic ethical principles that should be respected when
developing and implementing AI applications, including transparency, justice and fairness,
human responsibility for decisions, safety and security, privacy and data protection. It has
identified a need to create a cross-cutting regulatory framework for AI, with specific
principles based on the protection of human rights, democracy and the rule of law, and
called on the Committee of Ministers to elaborate a legally binding instrument governing AI.
The Assembly has a Sub-Committee on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights.

✓ The need for democratic governance of artificial intelligence: Resolution 2341 (2020) and
Recommendation 2181 (2020)
✓ Preventing discrimination caused by the use of artificial intelligence: Resolution 2343 (2020) and
Recommendation 2183 (2020)
✓ Justice by algorithm – the role of artificial intelligence in policing and criminal justice systems:
Resolution 2342 (2020) and Recommendation 2182 (2020)
✓ Artificial intelligence in health care: medical, legal and ethical challenges ahead: Recommendation
2185 (2020)
✓ Artificial intelligence and labour markets: friend or foe?: Resolution 2345 (2020) and
Recommendation 2186 (2020)
✓ Legal aspects of ‘autonomous’ vehicles: Resolution 2346 (2020) and Recommendation 2187
(2020)
✓ The brain-computer interface: new rights of new threats to fundamental freedoms?: Resolution
2344 (2020) and Recommendation 2184 (2020)

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The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities is a political assembly responsible for
strengthening local and regional democracy in its 46 member States and assessing the
application of the European Charter of Local Self-Government. As the voice of Europe’s
municipalities and regions, it works to foster consultation and political dialogue between
national governments and local and regional authorities. Digitalisation and artificial
intelligence are among the Congress’ priorities for the mandate 2021-2026.

✓ Report on Smart Cities and Smart Regions – prospects of a human rights-based governance
approach (2022)
✓ Report on Hate speech and fake news: the impact on the working conditions of local and regional
elected representatives (2022)
✓ Report on Beyond elections: The use of deliberative methods in European municipalities and
regions (2022)
✓ Report on Home sharing platforms: challenges and opportunities for municipalities (2021)

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The Secretary General of the Council of Europe has the overall responsibility for the strategic
management of the Organisation. Through the Digital Agenda 2022-2025, the Secretary
General has identified artificial intelligence as one of the Organisation’s key strategic priorities,
recalling that it is the role of the Council of Europe to ensure that its fundamental values are
protected in the digital environment as much as they are outside it.

A mid-term review of the progress on the implementation of the Digital Agenda will be carried
out by the end of 2023.

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The Commissioner raises awareness on the human rights impacts of AI systems in her dialogue
with national authorities, national human rights structures, and other relevant stakeholders,
including civil society actors. She also provides guidance on the way in which the negative
impacts of AI systems on human rights can be prevented or mitigated. The Commissioner’s
work is based on existing standards and builds on work done in this area by the Council of
Europe and other international organisations.

✓ Highly intrusive spyware threatens the essence of human rights (2023)

✓ Opinion: Coronavirus concerns are not carte blanche to snoop (2020)
✓ Unboxing AI: 10 steps to protect human rights (2019)
✓ Ethnic profiling: a persisting practice in Europe (2019)
✓ Safeguarding human rights in the era of artificial intelligence (2018)

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The Conference of International Non-Governmental Organisations (INGOs) of the Council of
Europe is the representative body of the INGOs enjoying participatory status with the Council
of Europe. It contributes to the decision-making process at the Council of Europe and to the
implementation of its programmes, including through its participation in the plenary meetings
of the CAI, having attempted to ensure meaningful participation in the drafting process, in line
with the standards of the Council of Europe.
The Conference of INGOs liaises with other Civil Society Organizations and the academia on
matters of AI. For example, it contributes with its members to the ongoing research entitled
"Civil Society Participation on Artificial Intelligence Issues: A Case Study" which focuses on the
2021 multi-stakeholder consultation conducted by the Ad Hoc Committee on Artificial
Intelligence (CAHAI) undertaken by the Laval and Paris Nanterre Universities.
The Committees of the Conference of INGOs have organized relevant Webinars on AI and
Human Rights as well as Education, informing and debating the issues with members as well
as wider Civil Society.

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The Committee on Artificial Intelligence is tasked by the Committee of Ministers of the Council
of Europe with elaborating a [Framework] Convention on the development, design, and
application of artificial intelligence. The global legally binding instrument is based on the
Council of Europe’s standards on human rights, democracy and the rule of law, and
conducive to innovation, and expected to be adopted by November 2023.
The Committee bases its work on the recommendations of its predecessor, the Ad Hoc
Committee on Artificial Intelligence (CAHAI), which examined the feasibility and potential
elements of a Council of Europe legal framework on AI on the basis of broad multi-stakeholder
consultations.

✓ Possible elements of a legal framework on artificial intelligence, based on the Council of Europe’s
standards on human rights, democracy and the rule of law (2021)
✓ Towards regulation of AI systems (2020)
✓ Feasibility study on a legal framework on AI design, development and application based on Council
of Europe standards (2020)

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The principal aim of the Steering Committee for Human Rights is to ensure that AI standard-
setting activities are compatible with human rights norms as set out in the European
Convention on Human Rights, interpreted by the European Court of Human Rights.

The Committee is tasked with the preparation of a Handbook on Artificial Intelligence and
Human Rights by 2024.

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The European Committee on Legal Co-operation oversees the Council of Europe’s work in the
field of public and private law, by developing common standards and fostering legal co-
operation. The CDCJ is mandated to address new and emerging challenges arising because of
the use of AI in its area of competence, that is of public law, private law, and the administration
of justice.

✓ Comparative study on administrative law and the use of AI and other algorithmic systems in
Administrative Decision-Making in the member States of the Council of Europe (2022)

The CDCJ is updating its Handbook “The Administration and You - Principles of administrative
law concerning relations between individuals and public authorities” to include ADM and AI
aspects in 2023.

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The Steering Committee for Human Rights in the fields of Biomedicine and Health is tasked
with the preparation of a report on the application of AI in healthcare and its impact on the
doctor-patient relationship, highlighting the role of healthcare professionals in respecting the
autonomy, and right to information, of the patient, and in maintaining transparency and
patient trust as critical components of the therapeutic relationship.

✓ Report by consultant expert, Brent Mittelstadt, commissioned by the Steering Committee for
Human Rights in the fields of Biomedicine and Health (CDBIO), on the impact of artificial intelligence
on the doctor-patient relationship (2022)

The CDBIO is preparing a report on the impact of AI on the doctor-patient relationship, which
will include further reflections and recommendations to be considered by the Committee in
2023-24.

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The Steering Committee on Media and Information Society, in charge of steering the Council
of Europe’s work on freedom of expression, media, internet governance and other
information society-related issues, has been a pioneer within the Council of Europe in
exploring the challenges posed by artificial intelligence and its tools. It has contributed
substantially to putting the issue high on the agenda of the political discussion.

✓ Recommendation on the impacts of digital technologies on freedom of expression (2022)

✓ Recommendation on combating hate speech (2022)
✓ Recommendation on promoting a favourable environment for quality journalism in the digital age
(2022)
✓ Recommendation on principles for media and communication governance (2022)
✓ Recommendation on electoral communication and media coverage of election campaigns (2022)
✓ Recommendation on the human rights impacts of algorithmic systems (2020)
✓ Guidance note on content moderation (2021)
✓ Guidance note on the prioritisation of public interest content online (2021)

The Committee is currently preparing guidelines on countering disinformation online and on

the use of AI tools for and by journalists.
Under the Council of Europe Digital Partnership, the CDMSI held, in 2022, two rounds of
exchanges with META on the impacts of the Metaverse on human rights, the rule of law and
democratic values and on Meta’s policy on users’ rights.

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The Gender Equality Commission helps ensure the mainstreaming of gender equality into all
Council of Europe policies and to bridge the gap between commitments made at international
level and the reality of women in Europe.
Together with the Steering Committee on Anti-discrimination, Diversity and Inclusion (CDADI),
it is responsible for conducting a study on the impact of AI on equality, gender equality and
anti-discrimination. Subject to the result of the study, they might develop a specific legal
instrument on the topic.

✓ Recommendation on protecting the rights of migrant, refugee and asylum-seeking women and girls
(2022)
✓ Recommendation on preventing and combating sexism (2019)

The GEC and the CDADI are tasked with the preparation of a study on the impact of artificial
intelligence systems, their potential for promoting equality, including gender equality, and the
risks they may cause in relation to non-discrimination in 2023.

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The Steering Committee on Anti-Discrimination, Diversity and Inclusion steers the Council of
Europe’s intergovernmental work to promote equality for all and build more inclusive
societies that offer adequate protection from discrimination and hate and where diversity is
respected.

Together with the Gender Equality Commission (GEC), it is responsible for conducting a study
on the impact of AI on equality, gender equality and anti-discrimination. Subject to the result
of the study, they might develop a specific legal instrument on the topic.

✓ Recommendation on combating hate speech (2022)

The GEC and the CDADI are tasked with the preparation of a study on the impact of artificial
intelligence systems, their potential for promoting equality, including gender equality, and the
risks they may cause in relation to non-discrimination in 2023.

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The Steering Committee for the Rights of the Child has identified three key challenges in
relation to the access to and safe use of technology for all children, namely the lack of legal
frameworks that address children’s rights in the context of AI combined with the insufficient
enforcement of existing legal frameworks; the fact that AI systems are designed in a way that
does not consider the specific needs of and risks for children; and the need for better scientific
evidence about the impact of AI on children’s development.

✓ Handbook for policy makers on the rights of the child in the digital environment (2020)
✓ Recommendation on Guidelines to respect, protect and fulfil the rights of the child in the digital
environment (2018) also available in a child-friendly version.

The Committee is tasked with preparing a Report on the rights of the child and artificial
intelligence by 2025.

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The European Committee for Social Cohesion is mandated to promote the Council of Europe’s
work in the area of social cohesion, in particular the European Social Charter and its collective
complaints procedure in order to ensure equal and effective access to social rights. It is tasked
to examine new trends in and challenges to social cohesion, and AI developments in the area
of social rights are thus within the priorities of the Committee’s work.

✓ Report on the Impact of Digitalisation and IT Developments on Social Rights and Social Cohesion
(2022)
✓ Declaration on the risks of computer-assisted or artificial-intelligence-enabled decision making in
the field of the social safety net (2021)

The Committee is tasked with organising a conference on transition of jobs: the platform
economy and its impact on social cohesion, scheduled for June 2023.

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The European Committee on Crime Problems’ Drafting Committee to elaborate an instrument
on AI and criminal law is focused on criminal law matters related to vehicles and automated
driving. It has notably identified several issues to be potentially addressed in a future
instrument: criminal liability, issues related to evidence, driving-related offences, access to
and use of data from AI systems, international co-operation and cross-border dimensions.

✓ Feasibility Study on a future Council of Europe instrument on artificial intelligence

and criminal law (2020)

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The European Committee on Democracy and Governance is the Council of Europe
intergovernmental forum for standards setting and exchange in the field of democracy and
governance, and for working together to strengthen democratic institutions at all levels of
government. Furthermore, the Committee reviews the implementation of the
recommendation on e-voting, and offers guidance to member States, at all levels of
government, with a view to harness the opportunities offered by digital transformation whilst
reducing possible risks, in particular with regards to the use of AI and automated decision
making in the public sector.

✓ Guidelines on the use of information and communication technology (ICT) in electoral processes
(2022)
✓ Study on the impact of the digital transformation, including artificial intelligence and automated
decision-making, on democracy and good governance (2021)
✓ Handbook on e-democracy (2020)
✓ Recommendation on standards for e-voting (2017)

The Committee is tasked with preparing a Handbook on the use of digital technologies and
artificial intelligence by the public administration, identifying case studies, best practice and
policy recommendations by 2024.

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The Venice Commission is the Council of Europe's advisory body on constitutional matters. It
provides legal advice to its member states in the areas of democratic institutions and
fundamental rights, constitutional justice and ordinary justice, as well as elections,
referendums and political parties. The Commission also prepares transversal reports and has
already adopted two documents concerning digital technologies and elections. Furthermore,
it has dedicated the 19th European Conference of Electoral Management Bodies to the topic
“Artificial intelligence and electoral integrity”.

✓ Conclusions of the 19th European Conference of Electoral Management Bodies “Artificial

intelligence and electoral integrity” (2022)
✓ Principles for a fundamental rights-compliant use of digital technologies in electoral
processes (2020)
✓ Joint Report of the Venice Commission and the Directorate of Information Society and Action
against Crime of the Directorate General of Human Rights and Rule of Law (DGI) on Digital
Technologies and Elections (2019)

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As noted by the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers in 2019, artificial intelligence is
increasingly having an impact on education, bringing opportunities as well as numerous
threats. It was these observations that led to the commissioning of a report, which sets out to
examine the connections between AI and education. The report provides a provisional needs
analysis of open challenges, opportunities and implications of artificial intelligence and
education, designed to stimulate, and inform further critical discussion.
The Education Department has conducted a survey “State of artificial intelligence and
education in Council of Europe member states” to gather data from the 46 member states of
the Council of Europe to enable a better understanding of the different connections between
AI and education.
The provisional needs analysis of the Report, the results of the Survey and the discussions held
in the working conference in October 2022 will constitute the first steps towards establishing
an actionable set of recommendations for Member States on the application and teaching of
AI in education for the common good.

✓ Report on Artificial Intelligence and Education - A critical view through the lens of human rights,
democracy and the rule of law (2022)
✓ Report of the Working Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Education (2022)
✓ Recommendation on developing and promoting digital citizenship education (2019)

The Education Department will develop a legal/policy instrument on artificial intelligence and
education within the scope of the 2024-2027 programme.

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The Steering Committee for Culture, Heritage and Landscape is tasked, in cooperation with
relevant professional associations and other partners, with developing guidelines given the
last technological developments, such as Artificial Intelligence, complementing Council of
Europe standards in the fields of culture, creativity and cultural heritage. It also aims to meet
the challenges and opportunities of digitisation and artificial intelligence in the sectors under
its supervision and promote cultural diversity and intercultural dialogue.

✓ Recommendation on the role of culture, cultural heritage and landscape in helping to address
global challenges (2022)
✓ “E-relevance: The Role of Arts and culture in the Age of Artificial Intelligence” (2022)
✓ Recommendation on culture’s contribution to strengthening the internet as an emancipatory force
(2018)
✓ Recommendation on Big Data for culture, literacy and democracy (2017)
✓ Recommendation on the Internet of citizens (2016)
✓ Brochure on Platform Exchanges on Culture and Digitisation

The Committee is tasked with preparing a guidance document given the latest technological
developments, such as Artificial Intelligence, complementing Council of Europe standards in
the fields of culture, creativity, and cultural heritage.

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The European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice works with its members to master the
digital transformation in line with the rule of law and fundamental rights by exchanging good
practices, providing analysis, guidance and promoting a responsible use of AI. In 2018, the
CEPEJ adopted the “European Ethical Charter on the use of AI in judicial systems and their
environment”, laying down the key principles to be respected in the field of AI and justice. The
Charter is complemented by guidance on its concrete application, a resource centre, targeted
dissemination activities and an advisory board. The CEPEJ Artificial Intelligence Advisory Board
(AIAB) was established in 2022 to support the CEPEJ in monitoring the actual emergence of AI
applications in the justice sector and advise on related technical aspects.

✓ European Ethical Charter on the use of artificial intelligence in judicial systems and their
environment (2018)
✓ Revised roadmap for ensuring an appropriate follow-up of the CEPEJ Ethical Charter on the use of
artificial intelligence in judicial systems and their environment (2021)
✓ Guidelines on videoconferencing in judicial proceedings (2021)
✓ Guidelines on electronic court filing (e-filing) and digitalisation of courts (2021)

The CEPEJ is developing a Resource Centre on cyberjustice and artificial intelligence, an

assessment tool to better apply the Ethical Charter on the use of AI and a relevant module in
an online training course on the efficiency and quality of justice.

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The Consultative Committee is tasked with the interpretation of the data protection standards
enshrined in Convention 108/108+, reflects and sets the commonly acceptable level of
protections in the digital era as Convention 108/108+ remains the only legally binding
multilateral instrument on the protection of privacy and personal data and the landmark
instrument facilitating free flow of data and respecting human dignity in the digital age. It
expands on all continents and provides for a principle-based framework for the protection of
individuals’ privacy and a viable forum for cooperation to supervisory authorities. The
Committee also produces reference documents in related areas such as Artificial Intelligence
and aims to provide data protection related guidance in the use of AI systems and technologies
that may lead to algorithmic deduction, control or surveillance.

✓ Guidelines on National Digital Identity (2022)

✓ Guidelines for Political Campaigns (2021)
✓ Guidelines on children’s data protection in an educational setting (2021)
✓ Declaration on the need to protect children’s privacy in the digital environment (2021)
✓ Recommendation on the protection of individuals with regard to automatic processing of personal
data in the context of profiling (2021)
✓ Guidelines on Facial Recognition (2020)
✓ Guidelines on Artificial Intelligence and Data Protection (2019)
✓ Guidelines on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of data in a World of Big
Data (2017)

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The Cybercrime Convention Committee facilitates the effective use and implementation of
the Budapest Convention. The Convention uses technology-neutral language so that its
substantive criminal law provisions may be applied to both current and future technologies
involved, including in the context of AI.
Consideration of significant legal, policy or technological developments related to cybercrime
and electronic evidence is among the core functions of the T-CY and may include topics such
as AI. The T-CY Workplan for the period January 2022 - December 2023 also refers to the
intention of the T-CY to become more involved in this topic. The area of AI has been explored
also during Octopus Conferences. Most recently, the 2021 Octopus Conference held a panel
on “Artificial Intelligence, cybercrime and electronic evidence”.

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The partners in the co-management system of the Youth Department – the Advisory Council
on Youth (CCJ) and the European Steering Committee for Youth (CDEJ) - took an early interest
in the connection between AI and youth policy, focusing on youth participation in AI
governance matters and AI literacy for and with young people. This has been reflected in the
priorities of the Youth for Democracy programme since 2020 and applied in activities with
youth organisations. The Youth Department has developed educational resources focusing on
AI literacy with youth, as well as activities to collect young people’s views on AI literacy, youth
participation in AI governance and human rights issues. This work resulted in 2020 in a
declaration on youth participation in AI governance which has been endorsed by the CMJ. The
Joint Council on Youth has also given AI a central role in the youth campaign for revitalising
democracy – Democracy Here | Democracy Now. The expectations of young people are
reflected in the Call for Action that participants in the Youth Action Week prepared in 2022 in
the framework of the campaign.

✓ Youth Action Week Democracy Now: Call for Action (2022)

✓ Artificial Intelligence: How can youth take part? (2021)
✓ Declaration on youth participation in AI governance (2020)
✓ Conclusions of “AI and its impact on young people” seminar (2019)

The EU/Council of Europe Youth Partnership is also preparing studies aimed at assessing the
impact of artificial intelligence systems on young people and youth professionals.

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Foreword .................................................................................................................... 1
About the Council of Europe ...................................................................................... 2
A cross-cutting priority ............................................................................................... 3
Committee of Ministers .............................................................................................. 4
Parliamentary Assembly ............................................................................................. 5
Congress of Local and Regional Authorities ............................................................... 6
Secretary General ....................................................................................................... 7
Commissioner for Human Rights ................................................................................ 8
Conference of International Non-Governmental Organisations ............................... 9
Committee on Artificial Intelligence (CAI) ................................................................ 10
Steering Committee for Human Rights (CDDH) ........................................................ 11
European Committee on Legal Co-operation (CDCJ) ................................................ 12
Steering Committee for Human Rights in the fields of
Biomedicine and Health (CDBIO) .............................................................................. 13
Steering Committee on Media and Information Society (CDMSI) ............................ 14
Gender Equality Commission (GEC) .......................................................................... 15
Steering Committee on Anti-Discrimination, Diversity and Inclusion (CDADI) ........ 16
Steering Committee for the Rights of the Child (CDENF) ......................................... 17
European Committee for Social Cohesion (CCS) ....................................................... 18
European Committee on Crime Problems (CDPC) .................................................... 19
European Committee on Democracy and Governance (CDDG) ............................... 20
European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission) ............. 21
Steering Committee for Education (CDEDU) ............................................................ 22
Steering Committee for Culture, Heritage and Landscape (CDCPP) ......................... 23
European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) ..................................... 24
Consultative Committee for the Protection of Individuals with regard
to Automatic Processing of Personal Data Convention 108 (T-PD) .......................... 25
Cybercrime Convention Committee (T-CY) ............................................................... 26
Joint Council on Youth (CMJ) .................................................................................... 27

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and the rule of law are protected and promoted in the digital
environment. It has on many occasions demonstrated its ability
to pioneer new standards, which have then become global
benchmarks, and addresses artificial intelligence in this
tradition.

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