News: France is hosting a two-day AI Action Summit beginning on February 10. The summit will be co-chaired by Indian Prime Minister along with French President.
About Paris AI Summit
- It is the brainchild of French President Emmanuel Macron.
- The initiative focuses on the broader agenda of global AI governance, innovation, and on means of serving the larger public interest.
- It is in continuation of AI Safety Summit held in Britain in Bletchley Park in 2023 and a smaller meeting in Seoul in 2024.
- It aims to deliberate on the issue of monopoly of AI market as the foundational models are being owned by few corporations like Microsoft, Amazon, Meta.
- The summit brings stakeholders from different fields like representatives of government, businesses, civil society, artists and journalists.
- It holds great relevance for Europe as AI is being seen as a race between America and China.
- The entry of China’s DeepSeek model, which is cheaper and shows great efficiency in reasoning, has further complicated the AI debate.
