Major world leaders are meeting for an AI summit in Paris, where challenging diplomatic talks are expected as tech titans fight for dominance in the fast-moving technology industry. Heads of state, top government officials, CEOs and scientists from around 100 countries are participating in the two-day international summit from Monday. High-profile attendees include U.S. Vice President JD Vance, on his first overseas trip since taking office, and Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing. 'We're living a technology and scientific revolution we've rarely seen,'' French President Emmanuel Macron said Sunday on national television France 2. France and Europe must seize the opportunity because AI "will enable us to live better, learn better, work better, care better and it's up to us to put this artificial intelligence at the service of human beings,'' he said.
Global political luminaries are assembling in Paris for a pivotal AI summit that promises challenging diplomatic engagements and intense exchanges among tech industry leaders vying for supremacy in the rapidly evolving field.Heads of state, influential government officials, leading CEOs, and scientists from around 100 countries are partaking in this significant two-day international summit, which kicks off on Monday. Noteworthy attendees include US Vice President JD Vance on his maiden international trip since taking office, alongside Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing. The summit, hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, aims to advance AI initiatives globally while deterring a technology rivalry between the US and China. The gathering will also see the launch of 'Current AI', a global public-private partnership designed to support AI initiatives for the broader public interest.
Major world leaders are meeting for an AI summit in Paris, where challenging diplomatic talks are expected as tech titans fight for dominance in the fast-moving technology industry. Heads of state, top government officials, CEOs and scientists from around 100 countries are participating in the two-day international summit from Monday. High-profile attendees include U.S. Vice President JD Vance, on his first overseas trip since taking office, and Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing.The summit will give some European leaders a chance to meet Vance for the first time. The 40-year-old vice president was just 18 months into his time as Ohio’s junior senator when Donald Trump picked him as his running mate. The summit, which gathers major players such as Google, Microsoft and OpenAI, aims at fostering AI advances in sectors like health, education, environment and culture.
