{"slug":"oecd-recommendation-on-artificial-intelligence","title":"OECD Recommendation of the Council on Artificial Intelligence (OECD/LEGAL/0449), adopted 22 May 2019 and revised 3 May 2024","short_title":"OECD AI Principles (Recommendation on AI)","jurisdiction":"international","instrument_type":"framework","status":"adopted","is_binding":false,"issuing_body":"OECD Council","summary_plain":"The first intergovernmental standard on AI. It sets five values-based principles (inclusive growth and well-being; human rights and democratic values including fairness and privacy; transparency and explainability; robustness, security and safety; accountability) and five recommendations to governments (invest in research, foster an inclusive AI ecosystem, enable an agile policy environment, build human capacity and prepare for labour-market transition, cooperate internationally). The 2024 revision updated the definition of an AI system (adopted by the EU AI Act and other laws) and added references to general-purpose and generative AI, misinformation and environmental sustainability. Adherents include all OECD members and several non-members; the G20 AI Principles (2019) draw on it.","adopted_on":"2019-05-22","in_force_on":null,"applies_from":null,"official_source_url":"https://legalinstruments.oecd.org/en/instruments/OECD-LEGAL-0449","last_verified_at":null,"review_status":"pending_review","confidence_level":"high","updated_at":"2026-09-11T14:53:03+00:00","url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/oecd-recommendation-on-artificial-intelligence","status_note":null,"scope_summary":"Addressed to governments (adherents) and, through them, to AI actors; non-binding.","who_it_applies_to":null,"key_dates_summary":"2019-05-22: adopted; 2024-05-03: revised definition and text.","penalties_summary":null,"what_organizations_must_do":null,"published_on":null,"date_notes":"Dates are taken from the linked official source; a reviewer should confirm in-force and application dates before relying on them.","taxonomy":{"actor":["provider","deployer","public_authority"],"ai_system_type":["general_purpose_ai_model","generative_ai"],"sector":["cross_sector"],"use_case":["generative_ai"]},"sections":[],"obligations":[],"applicability_rules":[],"deadlines":[],"versions":[],"enforcement_events":[],"procurement_rules":[],"sources":[{"title":"OECD/LEGAL/0449","publisher":"OECD","url":"https://legalinstruments.oecd.org/en/instruments/OECD-LEGAL-0449","document_date":"2024-05-03","document_type":"official","tier":1,"tier_label":"Official primary source (government, legislature, regulator, court, standards body, intergovernmental)"}],"related_policies":[],"related_frameworks":["nist_ai_rmf","iso_42001"],"faq":[{"question":"Why does the OECD definition matter?","answer":"The EU AI Act, the Council of Europe Convention and several national laws use the OECD's 2024 definition of an AI system, which keeps scope consistent across jurisdictions."}],"source":{"official_source_url":"https://legalinstruments.oecd.org/en/instruments/OECD-LEGAL-0449","source_title":"OECD/LEGAL/0449","source_publisher":"OECD","source_document_date":"2024-05-03","source_reference":null,"source_tier":1,"last_checked_at":"2026-09-11","last_verified_at":null,"review_status":"pending_review","confidence_level":"high","content_version":1,"change_summary":"Added in the September 2026 global coverage expansion from the official source listed; reviewer to confirm dates, status and scope against the source text.","reviewed_by":null}}