Paris Artificial Intelligence Action Summit: what announcements for the future of AI?

On February 10 and 11, 2025, Paris hosted the AI Action Summit. The event brought together heads of state and government, leaders of international organizations, large and small companies, researchers, academics, non-governmental organizations, artists, and other members of civil society from around the world.

On February 11, a plenary session at the Grand Palais brought together heads of state and government and international personalities. They discussed the major joint actions to be implemented in the field of AI. Alongside the Summit, Paris hosted around a hundred events dedicated to AI. These events, some of which were open to the general public, provided an opportunity to discuss the major themes of the Summit: AI serving the public interest, the future of work, trusted AI, innovation and culture.

The Summit for Action on AI aimed to collectively establish the scientific foundations, solutions and standards for a more sustainable AI at the service of collective progress and the general interest.

Co-chaired by India, the Summit set itself three major objectives:

• to open up access to independent, safe and reliable AI to as many people as possible
• to develop more frugal and environmentally-friendly AI
• ensure that global governance of AI is both effective and inclusive

Investment announcements for the coming years have multiplied, and should reach 109 billion euros in France, according to Emmanuel Macron.
The United Arab Emirates has signed a framework agreement with France under which it has pledged to invest 50 billion euros, via the creation of the “largest artificial intelligence campus in Europe”.

France is also to create the Current AI foundation, to support the creation of artificial intelligences that protect the public interest. The foundation is to work towards reliable, open-source AI that can be verified and consulted by all.

Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, has announced that the EU will invest 200 billion euros in the development of gigafactories and data centers. This sum will largely come from the private sector: 150 billion will be financed by the European AI Champions Initiative alliance, with the remaining 50 billion coming from the European Union.

Some sixty countries have signed a declaration for “open”, “inclusive” and “ethical” AI. The text also calls for a “global dialogue” and coordination for AI governance, and the signatories call for the avoidance of “market concentration” to make these tools more accessible. Another of the agreement’s priorities is to “make artificial intelligence sustainable for people and the planet”.
Signatories include France and India, the two countries organizing the event, China, the European Union and the African Union Commission.

The USA and the UK were not among the first 61 countries to sign up to the Declaration for Artificial Intelligence. During his speech at the summit, US Vice President J. D. Vance defended his country’s position and warned against “over-regulation” of artificial intelligence, which “could kill a booming industry”.

India will be the fourth country to host an international meeting on the subject, after the UK, South Korea and France.