Chile: Paris Charter on Artificial Intelligence in the public interest was adopted

On 11 February 2025, Chile, Finland, France, Germany, India, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, Slovenia, and Switzerland adopted the Paris Charter on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the public interest. The charter aims to ensure AI development serves the public interest, focusing on equity, transparency, accountability, and sustainability. It encourages openness in AI and accountability through existing frameworks. The charter calls for safeguards against AI’s potential harms, alongside an affirmative vision to maximise its public benefits, including through open public goods, democratic participation, and sustainable solutions. It also stresses the importance of accessible high-quality data, privacy protection, and smaller, more localised AI models that have a reduced environmental impact.