JD Vance Warns Against Heavy Regulation of US Tech Companies, Defends American AI at Paris Summit

“We will safeguard American AI and chip technologies from theft and misuse, work with our allies and partners to strengthen and extend these protections and close pathways to adversaries attaining AI capabilities that threaten all of our people,” Vance said.

Vice President JD Vance warned European leaders against heavily regulating U.S. tech companies and said excessive efforts by the European Union to regulate artificial intelligence could stymie its growth, during an AI summit in Paris Tuesday that marks his first foreign trip since taking office.

Vice President J.D. Vance outlined a vision of American leadership in the global AI race on Tuesday, warning that the U.S. will block foreign efforts to weaponize AI. "Some authoritarian regimes have stolen and used AI to strengthen their military intelligence and surveillance capabilities, capture foreign data and create propaganda to undermine other nations' national security," he said at France's AI Action Summit in Paris. "I want to be clear, this administration will block such efforts. Full stop." Vance also expressed opposition to excessive regulation, stating, "We believe that excessive regulation of the AI sector could kill a transformative industry just as it's taking off," and emphasized the need for pro-growth AI policies. He further committed to ensuring that American AI remains free of "ideological bias" and protects citizens' right to free speech, stating, "The Trump administration will ensure that AI systems developed in America are free from ideological bias and never restrict our citizens' right to free speech." Vance is on his first international trip as vice president, meeting with global leaders including French President Macron, Indian Prime Minister Modi, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.