“The AI Action Summit provides a key opportunity to debate the impact of AI on society, political institutions and the environment, and to continue an open dialogue on AI global governance in an increasingly fragmented world,” he said.
Nations and tech firms to jostle for AI leadership at Paris summit World leaders, tech executives, academics and other experts will gather in Paris on Monday for two days of discussion on the progress and potential of artificial intelligence (AI), as it increasingly becomes a key geopolitical issue.
The UK Government has recently unveiled its AI Action Plan on how it wants to make the UK a go-to location for developing and powering AI, while an early act of the second Donald Trump presidency has been to announce a 500 billion dollar deal with OpenAI and others to build more infrastructure in the US.
French President Emmanuel Macron will host around 80 countries and a wide range of industry figures at the Grand Palais for the AI Action Summit, with animated talks likely over the technology which has quickly become the key innovation in the sector, and potentially a potent political tool.
Thomas Husson, vice president and principal analyst at Forrester, said he did not expect a “major announcement” on a global approach to AI during the Paris summit, but said it was a key moment for talks between leaders and tech giants at a time of geopolitical and industrial instability.
