The Minister of Justice of Georgia has signed the Council of Europe’s Convention on Artificial Intelligence, marking the first international legally binding document aimed at balancing the use of AI systems with the protection of human rights.

The convention establishes a legal framework and outlines fundamental principles for the use of artificial intelligence in member states. Its key objective is to ensure that human rights are upheld in the context of AI utilization.

Rati Bregadze, Minister of Justice of Georgia, emphasized that the ministry's priority is twofold: advancing modern technologies in the justice and public service sectors while simultaneously ensuring that the legal regulations governing these technologies align fully with human rights standards. In line with this goal, the Ministry of Justice plans to establish the Artificial Intelligence Legal Center in the near future.

In addition to Georgia, the convention was signed by representatives from the European Union, the United States, the United Kingdom, Andorra, Iceland, Norway, Israel, San Marino, and Moldova.

The conference, focusing on the importance of justice for international crimes, places special emphasis on those committed in Ukraine.

In his speech, Minister Bregadze highlighted the challenges of collecting evidence following the 2008 Russia-Georgia war, emphasizing the importance of timely documentation in such cases. He also addressed the ongoing difficulties of gathering evidence in occupied territories.

The ministerial meeting, organized by the Republic of Lithuania as part of its Presidency of the Council of Europe, is attended by the Georgian delegation led by Minister of Justice Rati Bregadze. The delegation includes Deputy Minister of Justice Beka Dzamashvili and Georgia's Ambassador to Lithuania, Salome Shafakidze.