Paris AI Action Summit; US and UK decline to sign declaration
The third global AI summit, held in Paris on 10–11 February 2025 and co-chaired by France and India, shifted emphasis from safety to innovation and investment; the US and UK did not sign its final declaration on inclusive and sustainable AI.
Key facts
- Held 10–11 February 2025 at the Grand Palais, Paris
- Co-chaired by President Macron and Prime Minister Modi
- US Vice President JD Vance warned against 'excessive regulation'
- The International AI Safety Report (chaired by Yoshua Bengio) was published in January 2025 ahead of the summit
- France announced €109 billion in private AI investment pledges
What happened
Governments and industry gathered in Paris; the summit's tone and the US/UK refusal to sign signaled fraying international consensus on AI safety.
Why it matters
Marked the pivot of the global summit process from frontier safety toward competitiveness and adoption.
Changelog
- 2026-09-29: created
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