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Liability exposure

The prospect of bearing defined legal consequences for harm, which changes what actors document, test, disclose, and release.

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synthesisConfidence: highContestability: medium

Voluntary frameworks and binding law can share governance goals while creating different duties, enforcement pathways, and evidence burdens.

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Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0) (opens in a new tab)

Source-level attribution only. A precise supporting passage has not yet been recorded.

Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 — Artificial Intelligence Act (opens in a new tab)

Source-level attribution only. A precise supporting passage has not yet been recorded.

source-assertionConfidence: highContestability: low

The Council of Europe Framework Convention is presented as the first legally binding international treaty on AI; it requires parties to ensure documentation sufficient to challenge decisions and an effective possibility to lodge complaints.

Our reading: Based on the Council of Europe's own overview. Binding only for parties for which the treaty is in force; the obligations are framed as measures states must adopt, so what an individual can actually claim depends on national implementation.

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Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law (CETS No. 225) (opens in a new tab)

Overview page — introduction; 'What does the Framework Convention require states to do?': fundamental principles; remedies, procedural rights and safeguards

The Council of Europe describes the Convention as the first international legally binding treaty in the field, opened for signature on 5 September 2024, covering activities within the lifecycle of AI systems. It lists principles including transparency and oversight and accountability and responsibility, and says parties must ensure documentation sufficient for affected people to challenge decisions and the use of a system, with an effective possibility to complain to competent authorities.

Scope note: The Council of Europe overview page was reviewed, not the treaty text itself. The Convention binds only parties for which it has entered into force, and is largely framed as obligations on states to adopt measures. Signature and ratification status changes; verify before relying on it. The treaty text itself (CETS 225) was opened on 19 October 2026 for the definitions comparison.

Passage checked 2026-09-06 · coe-principles-remedies

synthesisConfidence: highContestability: low

From December 2026 the EU treats software, including AI systems, as a product for no-fault liability, which changes what producers must be able to show when harm occurs.

Our reading: The second clause is an editorial reading of the liability incentive; the directive itself states the scope.

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Directive (EU) 2024/2853 on liability for defective products (opens in a new tab)

Article 4(1) definition of product; Recital 13; Article 2(1)

Software counts as a product for no-fault liability, and the recitals name AI systems as software. The rules apply to products placed on the market after 9 December 2026.

Scope note: In force since December 2024; applies to products placed on the market after 9 December 2026, when it replaces Directive 85/374/EEC.

Passage checked 2026-10-09 · pld-software-product

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Provenance

  1. Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0)

    National Institute of Standards and Technology · framework · published 2023-01-26 · 1.0

    nist-ai-rmf-1 · Last checked 2026-09-04 · claims and passages

  2. Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 — Artificial Intelligence Act

    European Union · law · published 2024-07-12 · Official Journal text

    Original 2024 enactment, not a consolidated current-law or applicability check. Records discuss its text, not whether a provision applies to a particular situation today.

    eu-ai-act · Last checked 2026-09-04 · claims and passages

  3. Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law (CETS No. 225)

    Council of Europe · treaty · published 2024-09-05 · Opened for signature 5 September 2024

    The Council of Europe overview page was reviewed, not the treaty text itself. The Convention binds only parties for which it has entered into force, and is largely framed as obligations on states to adopt measures. Signature and ratification status changes; verify before relying on it. The treaty text itself (CETS 225) was opened on 19 October 2026 for the definitions comparison.

    coe-framework-convention · Last checked 2026-09-06 · claims and passages

  4. Directive (EU) 2024/2853 on liability for defective products

    European Parliament and Council of the European Union · law · published 2024-11-18 · OJ L 2024/2853

    In force since December 2024; applies to products placed on the market after 9 December 2026, when it replaces Directive 85/374/EEC.

    eu-product-liability-directive · Last checked 2026-10-09 · claims and passages