Alain Berset on Nations should establish binding intern…

Alain Berset

Secretary General, Council of Europe

The AI Convention is binding, but flexible.

AI Verified (Jan 20, 2026)

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Alain Berset, remarks at the Digitalswitzerland WEF 2026 lunch event, Council of Europe, January 20, 2026.

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Nations should establish binding international rules for AI safety and governance

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AI Verified Calling the AI Convention binding, even if flexible, is relevant to the statement's call for a binding international AI treaty. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 3mo ago

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AI Verified Describing the AI Convention as binding supports the recorded 'for' answer on a binding international AI treaty. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 3mo ago

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AI Verified Council of Europe page includes the line 'The AI Convention is binding, but flexible.' on line 329; the quote is correctly attributed to Alain Berset. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 3mo ago

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Nations should establish binding international rules for AI safety and governance

The AI Convention is binding, but flexible. And it is built not just for Europe, but for every country that believes AI must work for people — not over them.

AI Verified source (Jan 21, 2026)