AI Action Summit
The event in Paris where JD Vance delivered his speech on AI policy.
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Summary
The AI Action Summit, co-chaired by French President Emmanuel Macron and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was held at the Grand Palais in Paris, France, from February 10-11, 2025. This event significantly expanded participation compared to previous summits in the UK and South Korea, drawing over 1,000 attendees from more than 100 countries, representing diverse global stakeholders. Key discussions included JD Vance's speech advocating techno-optimism and AI opportunity, contrasting with the European Union's regulatory stance. The summit also addressed the global AI race, with Naval Ravikant championing open-source AI and criticizing AI centralization, citing China's advancements. Economic and legal challenges, such as AI copyright issues and potential job displacement, were also debated, with a general consensus that AI would likely create more opportunities than it destroys.
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Date
2025-02-10 to 2025-02-11
Location
Grand Palais, Paris, France
Co-Chairs
Emmanuel Macron, Narendra Modi
Event Name
AI Action Summit
Key Themes
Public interest, future of work, innovation and culture, trust, global governance
Host Country
France
Overall Goal
To launch concrete initiatives contributing to put AI at the service of common good and deliver science, solutions, and standards.
Attendees Count
Over 1,000 participants
Preceding Summit 1
2023 AI Safety Summit (Bletchley Park, UK)
Preceding Summit 2
2024 AI Seoul Summit (South Korea)
Countries Represented
More than 100 countries
Timeline
- Paris began hosting 'AI Action Week', a series of events aimed at strengthening international action towards AI serving the general interest. (Source: web_search_results)
2025-02-06
- The AI Action Summit officially commenced at the Grand Palais in Paris, France. (Source: Wikipedia)
2025-02-10
- JD Vance delivered a notable speech at the summit, championing techno-optimism and AI opportunity, which sparked discussions on the global AI race. (Source: related_documents)
2025-02-10 to 2025-02-11
- Naval Ravikant advocated for open-source AI and criticized AI centralization, highlighting China's advancements in AI. (Source: related_documents)
2025-02-10 to 2025-02-11
- Discussions at the summit covered economic and legal challenges, including AI copyright issues and the potential for job displacement. (Source: related_documents)
2025-02-10 to 2025-02-11
- The AI Action Summit concluded, with a Summit of Heads of State and Government holding a plenary session to discuss common actions on artificial intelligence. (Source: Wikipedia, web_search_results)
2025-02-11
Wikipedia
View on WikipediaAI Action Summit
The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit (French: Sommet pour l'action sur l'intelligence artificielle or Sommet pour l'action sur l'IA, SAIA) was held at the Grand Palais in Paris, France, from 10 to 11 February 2025. The summit was co-chaired by French President Emmanuel Macron and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. 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. 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.
Web Search Results
- AI Action Summit - Wikipedia
The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit was held at the Grand Palais in Paris, France, from 10 to 11 February 2025.( The summit was co-chaired by French President Emmanuel Macron and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.( 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.( [...] Download as PDF Printable version In other projects Wikimedia Commons Wikidata item Appearance move to sidebar hide From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 2025 international summit in France | 2025 AI Action Summit | | --- | | Image 4 | | Image 5 President Macron of France with Prime Minister Modi of India | | Host country | France | | Date | 10–11 February 2025 | | Venue(s) | Grand Palais, Paris | | Website | elysee.fr/en/sommet-pour-l-action-sur-l-ia | [...] 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.( Background ---------- [edit]
- [PDF] AI Action Summit (Paris, 10-11 February 2025) - Data
the private sector. The AI Action Summit will build on previous international AI Summits and events, including the Bletchley Park and Seoul Summits, and will cover 5 main topics: public interest, future of work, innovation and culture, trust, and global governance. The Summit seeks to launch concrete initiatives contributing to put AI at the service of common good in all areas mentioned above, with a specific attention to the needs of all partners, including from the Global South. It will also [...] AI, (v) governance. The goal of this Summit is to act and deliver the critical public goods needed to align AI with public interest. This means delivering science, solutions and standards for communities to design and use AI for their own needs. The AI Action Summit will be a catalyzer for many groups of stakeholders to deliver and scale the public goods anticipating or responding to the massive deployment of AI: o Science like studies on the impact of AI on work or on children development; o [...] 16168/24 1 TREE.2.B EN Council of the European Union Brussels, 26 November 2024 (OR. en) 16168/24 TELECOM 361 CYBER 351 NOTE From: General Secretariat of the Council To: Delegations Subject: AOB for the meeting of the Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council on 6 December 2024: AI Action Summit - Information from France AI Action Summit (Paris, 10-11 February 2025) 1. Rationale The rapid progress of artificial intelligence (AI) represents a paradigm shift that our societies are yet to
- Artificial Intelligence Action Summit - Élysée
For almost a week, from February 6 to 11, 2025, Paris hosted numerous events aimed at strengthening international action towards artificial intelligence serving the general interest. The week was punctuated by scientific days, a cultural weekend, an international summit at the Grand Palais, numerous parallel events, and a day for businesses. Paris Actions for AI -------------------- ### Sommet pour l'action sur l'intelligence artificielle 10 & 11 février 2025 Image 2 [...] search.viewer.display 1 / 1 - The images of the articlessearch.viewer.display 1 / 1 - The images of the articles Click here to read about the Summit's milestones and results ------------------------------------------------------------ Click here Version française YouTube is disabled. Allow Retour en images ---------------- Image 3: module.carrousel.image 7 / 8 - image.details Image 4: module.carrousel.image 7 / 8 - image.details [...] New window: follow us on YouTube New window: follow us on LinkedIn
- Program | Artificial Intelligence Action Summit - Élysée
Throughout this "AI Action Week", numerous parallel events will be held in Paris, including a Business Day event at Station F on February 11th, 2025. Events dedicated to AI and democracy, the environmental impact of this technology, information manipulation, and cybersecurity will also be organized. [...] The Summit of Heads of State and Government will take place on February 11th. A plenary session will be held at the Grand Palais with international participants to discuss the key common actions to take on artificial intelligence. [...] \--- Speakers Takuo IMAGAWA Vice-Minister, Ministry of Interior and Communications, Japan Sara Hooker VP of Research and head of Cohere AI, Cohere John McDermid Professor at the Department of Computer Science, University of York Peter Sarlin CEO, AMD Silo AI Lisa SODER Senior Policy Researcher, Interface AI Fuelling trustworthy AI innovation through collaboration between industry & government \--- Moderator
- AI Action Summit - Project Syndicate - PS Events
Project Syndicate Logo # AI Action Summit maxresdefault-1 PS will be broadcasting live from inside the forthcoming AI Action Summit in Paris on February 10. Register now, so that you don’t miss this exclusive event. ## Speakers Photo of Daron Acemoglu ## Daron Acemoglu ### Professor of Economics at MIT ## Daron Acemoglu ### Professor of Economics at MIT Photo of Jean-Noël Barrot ## Jean-Noël Barrot ### Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France Photo of Sylvain Duranton [...] | Session Three: Sustainable AI Although AI holds the potential to transform a wide range of climate-related industries for the better, it is also a notoriously heavy user of electricity - and its energy footprint will only grow. How can we ensure that the technology becomes an overwhelmingly net positive for the planet? | | | 3:50 PM | Keynote Address 1. Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada | [...] | Session Two: Innovation & The Future of Work While AI is billed as a technology that will supercharge productivity - allowing industries to do more with less, and at an accelerating pace - precisely how these benefits are pursued is what matters. What do policymakers and managers need to do to ensure that new tools serve not only capital but also labor, consumers, and society more broadly? | |