11 tech bosses back launch of 'public interest' AI partnership

The announcement came the day before a two-day global summit on AI opens in Paris on Monday, bringing together government and tech industry chiefs to discuss the technology's promise and challenges. — Photo by Solen Feyissa on Unsplash

PARIS: A group of 11 tech industry chiefs on Sunday threw their backing behind a partnership promising tools, data and infrastructure for "public interest" artificial intelligence (AI), the Current AI organisation announced.

Figures including Mistral AI chief Arthur Mensch and LinkedIn boss Reid Hoffman said they would support Current AI's mission, said the statement.