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AI Action Summit

2025 AI Action Summit
President Macron of France with Prime Minister Modi of India
Host countryFrance
Date10–11 February 2025
Venue(s)Grand Palais, Paris
Websiteelysee.fr/en/sommet-pour-l-action-sur-l-ia

The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit was held at the Grand Palais, Paris, France, from 10 to 11 February 2025.[1][2][3] The summit was co-chaired by France and India.[4][5][6] The 2025 AI Action Summit followed the 2023 AI Safety Summit hosted at Bletchley Park in the UK, and the 2024 AI Seoul Summit in South Korea.[7]

Whereas the 2023 AI Safety Summit was attended by representatives from 29 governments and executives from only a handful of AI companies, over 1,000 participants from more than 100 countries attended the 2025 Paris AI Summit, representing government leaders, international organisations, the academic and research community, the private sector, and civil society.[8][9][10][11]

Background

The First International AI Safety Report was published on 29 January 2025, examining the threats and risks presented by AI.[12][13] Commissioned after the inaugural AI Safety Summit, the report was intended to inform discussions at the 2025 summit in France.[13] However, unlike the first summit, the 2025 meeting de-emphasised AI safety; this was reflected in the name of the summit, which dropped the word "safety" in favour of "action".[8] While safety issues were on the agenda as a subset of the "Trust in AI" pillar, the main focus of the 2025 AI Action Summit was on unlocking economic opportunities enabled by AI.[8]

On Sunday 9 February, French President Emmanuel Macron posted a compilation of AI-generated deepfake video clips of himself on Instagram to help publicise the start of the 2025 AI Action Summit the following day.[14][15] While acknowledging the humour of the deepfakes, the real Macron states in the video that using artificial intelligence, "we can do some very big things: change healthcare, energy, life in our society".[15]

Proceedings

Day 1

In her opening address, French special envoy Anne Bouverot dismissed the potential for humans to lose control of AI as "science fiction".[8] Instead, her speech focused on the environmental impact of AI, warning that "its current trajectory is unsustainable" due to the amount of energy and resources required to develop and use it.[4]

General secretary Christy Hoffman of the UNI Global Union argued that "AI-driven productivity gains risk turning the technology into yet another engine of inequality, further straining our democracies".[4]

Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing made a speech expressing China's willingness "to work with other countries to promote development, safeguard security, and share achievements in the field of artificial intelligence".[16][17]

Day 2

World leaders at AI Action Summit in Paris, 11 February 2025

On 11 February 2025, the French government announced its $400 million endowment of Current AI, a new foundation to support the creation of AI "public goods" including high-quality datasets and open-source tools and infrastructure.[18] Launched by President Macron, Current AI is backed by nine governments – Finland, France, Germany, Chile, India, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, Slovenia, and Switzerland – plus various philanthropic organisations and private companies such as Google and Salesforce.[19]

The second initiative launched at the summit was the Coalition for Sustainable AI.[19] Led by France, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the coalition has the support of 11 countries, five international organisations, and 37 tech companies including EDF, IBM, Nvidia, and SAP.[20][19][8]

The Summit of Heads of State and Government took place with a plenary session in the Grand Palais.[21] Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India stressed the need to "democratise technology" and "[ensure] access to all, especially in the Global South".[22]

Vice President JD Vance of the United States used his speech to warn against "excessive regulation of the AI" which "could kill a transformative sector just as it's taking off".[23]

Investments

At the summit, the European Union made several announcements related to planned investments supporting AI development.[17] President Ursula von der Leyen of the European Commission launched InvestAI, a €200 billion initiative, including €20 billion to build four AI gigafactories to train highly complex, very large models.[17][24]

In addition, a coalition of more than 60 European companies launched the EU AI Champions Initiative.[17] Led by venture capital firm General Catalyst, the coalition plans to invest €150 billion in AI-related businesses and infrastructure in Europe over five years.[17]

President Emmanuel Macron announced that private investors had pledged to invest nearly €110 billion in the AI sector in France.[25] Financing is expected from the United Arab Emirates and Canadian investment firm Brookfield Corporation, as well as other investors.[25]

Outcomes

At the summit, 58 countries, including France, China, and India, signed a joint declaration, the Statement on Inclusive and Sustainable Artificial Intelligence for People and the Planet.[26] The statement outlines general principles such as accessibility and overcoming the digital divide; developing AI that is open, transparent, ethical, safe, and trustworthy; avoiding market concentration of AI development to encourage innovation; positive outcomes for labour markets; making AI sustainable; and promoting international cooperation and governance.[27][28]

The US and UK refused to sign the declaration on inclusive and sustainable AI.[29][30][28] The UK government said in a brief statement that the international agreement did not go far enough in defining global governance of AI and addressing concerns about its impact on national security.[30]

Reactions

Fortune.com AI editor Jeremy Kahn described the 2025 Paris Summit as an "AI festival, complete with glitzy corporate side events and even a late night dance party", contrasting it with the "decidedly sober" mood of the inaugural AI Safety Summit at Bletchley Park.[8]

Many experts expressed disappointment that the Paris Summit did not do enough to address AI risks, with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei calling it a "missed opportunity".[31] Others voicing similar concerns included David Leslie of the Alan Turing Institute and Max Tegmark of the Future of Life Institute.[31]

List of signatories

The list of signatory countries to the statement for inclusive and sustainable AI in alphabetical order:[28]

  • Armenia
  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Brazil
  • Bulgaria
  • Cambodia
  • Canada
  • Chile
  • China
  • Croatia
  • Cyprus
  • Czechia
  • Denmark
  • Djibouti
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Hungary
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Ireland
  • Italy
  • Japan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kenya
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Malta
  • Mexico
  • Monaco
  • Morocco
  • New Zealand
  • Nigeria
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Romania
  • Rwanda
  • Senegal
  • Serbia
  • Singapore
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • South Africa
  • South Korea
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Thailand
  • Netherlands
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Ukraine
  • Uruguay
  • Vatican

Additional signatories included the following international bodies and research institutes:[11]

  • ALAI (Latin American Association on Internet)
  • African Union (AU) Commission
  • BEUC The European Consumer Organisation
  • Center for Democracy and Technology
  • Council of Europe
  • European Commission (and the 27 member states)
  • Hugging Face
  • INRIA
  • Institute of Advanced Study
  • OECD
  • Partnership on AI
  • PMIA
  • Sciences Po
  • UN

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