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OECD AI Due Diligence

OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible AI

Non-binding OECD guidance applying the OECD's six-step responsible business conduct (RBC) due-diligence process to enterprises across the AI value chain, providing practical recommendations for identifying, preventing, mitigating, and accounting for adverse human-rights and societal impacts of AI systems.

Jurisdiction

International

Enacted

Feb 19, 2026

Effective

Feb 19, 2026

Enforcement

Voluntary; aligned with OECD National Contact Points for Responsible Business Conduct that handle complaints under the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises.

Published by the OECD on February 19, 2026 as a non-binding due-diligence framework operationalising the OECD AI Principles and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises in the AI value chain.

OECD - Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible AI (Feb 19, 2026)

Why It Matters

Provides the most detailed multilateral guidance to date on translating high-level AI principles into operational due-diligence steps for enterprises, with influence on how National Contact Points evaluate complaints against multinational AI developers and deployers and how downstream procurement decisions in OECD member states reference responsible AI obligations.

Recent Developments

Published February 19, 2026, operationalising the 2024 update to the OECD AI Principles and providing the first OECD-specific application of its responsible business conduct due-diligence methodology to AI systems. Treated by OECD National Contact Points as a reference for handling specific instances under the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises.

At a Glance

Who Must Comply

  • Enterprises developing AI systems
  • Enterprises deploying AI systems
  • Enterprises participating in AI supply chains and value chains
  • Multinational enterprises subject to the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises

Obligations fall on:

Safety Provisions

  • Six-step RBC due-diligence process: embed responsible conduct in policy and management systems; identify and assess actual and potential adverse impacts; cease, prevent, or mitigate adverse impacts; track implementation and results; communicate how impacts are addressed; provide for or cooperate in remediation
  • Specific guidance on impacts associated with general-purpose and generative AI
  • Information integrity and privacy guidance reflecting the 2024 OECD AI Principles update
  • Cross-sector applicability for developers, deployers, and downstream users of AI systems
  • Recommendations on supply-chain due diligence and AI value-chain transparency

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International

Focus Areas

Algorithmic accountability

Cite This

APA

International. (2026). OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible AI.

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