Government chiefs and tech leaders gather in Paris for AI summit


Macron, French journalist Laurent Delahousse and Indian journalist Palki Sharma Upadhyay pose during a televised interview broadcasted on TV channel France 2 and in India on the eve of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit, at the Grand Palais, in Paris, on Feb 9, 2025. — AFP

PARIS: Political and tech industry leaders were set to descend on Paris on Feb 10 for a two-day summit on artificial intelligence, hoping to find common ground on a technology with the potential to upset global business and society.

Co-hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the gathering's stated aims include "mapping" AI governance around the world, promoting the idea of more ethical, accessible and frugal AI and pushing for European sovereignty over the technology.

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