The Future Of Ai Will Be Shaped In Paris

World leaders and tech CEOs are gathering in Paris today and tomorrow for the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit. The event is about finding a way for everyone to get the most out of AI while addressing the inherent risks, which is not unlike the conversations parents have with their kids about getting a dog.

These three issues will likely dominate the conversation over the coming days:

DeepSeek: The Chinese company’s chatbot sent shockwaves through Silicon Valley due to its initially reported $5.6 million cost to build, a pittance compared to what US companies have spent. China’s President Xi Jinping is sending Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing as a special representative, a sign that China is taking a more serious role in international AI governance.

President Trump’s agenda: Trump has said he wants to make the US “the world capital of artificial intelligence,” and his “America First” agenda seems to conflict with the global governance of AI. Vice President JD Vance, who has expressed concerns about AI but has also said he’s not a fan of “preemptive overregulation attempts,” will attend on behalf of the US.

Safety: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman will reportedly issue a warning—not about risk, but about the need for leaders to “widen their mindset from risk” and include more consideration of growth and opportunity, per Axios. It will be interesting to see how that conflicts with experts in attendance speaking on the risks involved with general-purpose AI, like chatbots.—DL