Swiss Federal Council chooses sector rules and the Council of Europe convention over an AI act
What changed?
The Federal Council decided to ratify the Council of Europe Framework Convention and implement it through targeted sector-specific changes plus self-regulation, with a consultation draft due by the end of 2026.
What does it mean in practice?
Swiss organisations will not face a horizontal AI law; transparency, data-protection and non-discrimination amendments are the ones to watch.
Official source
Federal Council wants to ratify the Council of Europe Convention on AISwiss Federal Council · 12 Feb 2025
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AIPolicyTracker (2026). “Swiss Federal Council chooses sector rules and the Council of Europe convention over an AI act”. https://aipolicytracker.org/changes/2025-02-12-switzerland-ai-regulatory-approach (accessed 27 September 2026). Data licensed CC BY 4.0.
Cite the official text alongside it: Federal Council wants to ratify the Council of Europe Convention on AI, Swiss Federal Council, https://www.admin.ch/gov/en/start/documentation/media-releases.msg-id-104110.html.
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