The AI action summit has brought together a vast assembly of influential personalities to discuss the future of the governance of artificial intelligence (AI), risk attenuation and international cooperation. Participants included government leaders and executives of multinational and emerging companies. The event took place from February 10 to 12, 2025 in Paris.
The AI International Security Report and its main conclusions
Before the summit, an independent consortium of experts, political decision -makers and industry leaders published the International IA security report. The report, commanded by the British government, gives a complete overview of the risks and challenges of governance of the evolution of the AI, strengthening the key themes established in the Bletchley declaration on AI securityPublished by participants of the IA security summit in Bletchley Park in November 2023. (For a more in -depth analysis of the Bletchley Declaration and its implications, see our previous post here.)
The report indicates that the AI transformer potential is undeniable, with the ability to stimulate economic growth and improve health care industries to finance. However, the report also highlights the urgent need to alleviate associated risks such as biases, disinformation and security vulnerabilities. The report underlines the importance of combating the risks of border AI, in particular the challenges posed by highly capable AI models which could have had involuntary or catastrophic consequences if they are not controlled. Global coordination in the development of security measures and ethical executives is a recurring theme of the report, because the risks and opportunities of AI transcend national borders. The report urges governments, businesses and researchers to prioritize the transparency, responsibility and ethical development of AI to promote public confidence and ensure responsible innovation.
The main dishes to remember from the top of AI action
The summit ended with the release of “Declaration on inclusive and sustainable artificial intelligence for people and the planet. “Aside from the themes of inclusiveness and sustainability, the joint declaration also promotes the bridging of digital divisions, safety and safety of AI, reliability and to avoid market concentration.
The declaration was signed by sixty nations and supranational organizations, notably China, India, the EU and the African Union. However, there were two notable exceptions to the list of signatories: the United States and the United Kingdom.
According to the British Minister of Communities, the reason for not signing the declaration was due to a lack of “practical clarity” on the “global governance” of the AI, declaring that the United Kingdom makes decisions “according to this which is best for the British people ”.
US vice-president JD VANCE, when he speaks to the summit, urged membership of a “new AI border with optimism and not with apprehension” and called for “international regulatory regimes that promote the Creation of AI technology rather than strangling it ”. (For our discussion on AI and the new Trump administration, see our recent alert here.)
The summit presented discussions by a large coalition of stakeholders, in particular on investment, AI governance, sustainability and regulatory strategies. One of these initiatives was supported by the United Kingdom Coalition for sustainable AI which aims to make the AI beneficial for the environmental objectives of the global community. Other announced initiatives included the launch of “current AI” – a public interest foundation aimed at investing in open -source technologies and people focused on making AI more transparent, and the launch of “tools online safety robust online ”by the main technology companies (including Openai and Google), which will focus on building an evolving safety infrastructure to help organizations to detect and report sexual abuse equipment for children and to implement other safety characteristics.
At the top, French President Emmanuel Macron took the opportunity to encourage France’s positioning as a leading hub for IA investment, revealing 109 billion euros of private sector commitments to advance IA research and infrastructure. An important part of this investment comes from the United Arab Emirates, which were engaged between 30 and 50 billion euros to finance the development of a state-of-the-art data center of 1-Gigawatt technology, aimed at strengthening IT capacities In Europe AI and support the training of a large -scale AI model. Ursula von der Leyen also announced a total of 200 billion euros in EU investment for “IA -related opportunities”, including Gigafactories of AI.
The AI global landscape and the political context
The summit took place in a context of important IA policy changes in the world, highlighting the striking contrast between regulatory approaches in the United States and Europe. The EU has adopted a proactive position with the EU AI Act, imposing strict directives on security, transparency and human surveillance of AI, reflecting a regulatory approach first aimed at to minimize risks before AI systems were deeply anchored in society. (For more information on the EU AI law and its implications, see our recent alert here.)
Through the Atlantic, the American federal government has focused on the recent change of administration. While President Biden published an executive decree in 2023 (EO) focusing on the security, security and reliability of the AI, and forcing regulators to start establishing governance standards, President Trump revoked L ‘Oe during his first day in power and subsequently published his own EO, “eliminate obstacles to American leadership in artificial intelligence”, which proposes the creation of an AI action plan for ” Maintain and improve the world domination of America’s AI in order to promote human development, economic competitiveness and national security. ”
At the state level, a spectrum of approaches has also arose, with states like California,, Colorado And Utah implementing more advanced and strict IA security requirements, while other states, such as New Jerseyhas not yet adopted legislation encouraging investment and innovation.
In Asia, China actively shapes its AI governance landscape with a mixture of regulatory control and industry expansion. While the approach of China remains distinct from American models and the EU, the growing presence of China in IA global discussions underlines the need for cross -border cooperation in the establishment of shared principles for security and the governance of AI.
What then comes for AI governance?
The summit ended now, attention turns to the way governments and organizations will implement the policies and strategies discussed. The coming months will probably see continuous negotiations on the global IA standards, increased regulatory clarity and enlarged efforts to improve research on AI security. Industry leaders should play a crucial role in the training of governance executives, companies working alongside decision -makers to ensure that AI development aligns with ethical and security considerations.
One key aspect to be monitored will be the coordination between regulatory organizations and AI developers, especially when AI capabilities continue to evolve at an unprecedented rate. The ability to find a balance between promoting innovation and the fight against risks will determine the trajectory of AI policy in the coming years.
The next AI summit will take place in India.
The authors would like to thank the trainee Samson Verebes for his contributions to this post.
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