WPF has crafted a digital, interactive version of the HUDERIA/COBRA assessment which allows for conducting a systematic AI risk analysis and exporting the results. Session only, nothing saved. This tool is based on the Council of Europe's official publication of the HUDERIA Methodology and Model ( PDF, HUDERIA Methodology and Model ). We have taken great care to reproduce the HUDERIA/COBRA text faithfully. The Council of Europe notes that these resources are intended to be used by public and private actors and play a unique and critical role at the intersection of international human rights standards and existing technical frameworks on risk management in the AI context.
The HUDERIA Methodology and the HUDERIA Model: COBRA are standalone, non-legally binding guidance resources. Parties to the Council of Europe's Framework Convention on AI have the flexibility to use or adapt them, in whole or in part, to develop new approaches to risk assessment or to refine existing ones, in accordance with their applicable laws. WPF notes that the Council of Europe's HUDERIA/COBRA resources are free for all to use. WPF has created this tool as a digital public good.
Background on HUDERIA
This WPF tool is the digital version of the Council of Europe's HUDERIA Methodology and Model (COBRA), a risk and impact assessment of AI systems from the point of view of human rights, democracy and the rule of law. HUDERIA provides structured guidance for assessing the risks and impacts of AI systems. It consists of two complementary elements: the HUDERIA Methodology , which sets out a structured approach to risk and impact assessment, and the HUDERIA Model: Context-Based Risk Analysis (COBRA) , which supports the systematic collection and mapping of information about an AI system's context, design and deployment in order to identify potential risks and determine appropriate governance and mitigation measures. The Committee of Ministers approved the HUDERIA Methodology on 26 February 2025 and the HUDERIA Model: COBRA on 25 February 2026.
