India to Co-Chair Paris AI Summit: PM Modi's Participation Highlights Global AI Collaboration

India to co-chair Paris AI summit in February: France

Paris: A French-organised summit on artificial intelligence (AI) scheduled for early February in Paris "will be co-chaired with India", minister Clara Chappaz said Wednesday after a cabinet meeting. Dubbed the "Summit for Action on Artificial Intelligence", the gathering "will bring together leaders from all over the world from governments, civil society (and) the world of research and business", Chappaz added. OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman, his counterpart at rival Anthropic Dario Amodei, and MistralAI boss Arthur Mensch would be among industry heavyweights attending the February 10-11 summit, Chappaz said. Demis Hassabis, a chemistry Nobel winner who heads Google's DeepMind AI subsidiary, and economics Nobel laureate Daron Acemoglu are also expected, as are business leaders from German AI startup Aleph Alpha, Accenture, Mozilla and Signal, she added. Almost 1,000 heads of state and government, bosses, think tanks, campaign groups, research institutes and artists have been invited to the Paris summit. India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has confirmed his participation, while French President Emmanuel Macron said in November he had invited Donald Trump, who will have just taken office as US president, and the Republican's confidant and X social network owner Elon Musk. Macron hopes the event will both put France and Europe on the global artificial intelligence map and lay bare to the public the issues raised by the technology. Three main thrusts of discussion will be making energy-hungry AI systems environmentally sustainable, having them operate in the public interest and setting up more inclusive global governance of the technology. Scientific events will bring together researchers and economists in the run-up to the summit, which will also be flanked by a business and artistic programme. The summit itself will be held in the sumptuous Grand Palais building by the river Seine, built for the Universal Exhibition of 1900.

PM Modi to attend AI Action Summit in France on February 10-11: French president Macron

Prime minister Narendra Modi will be attending the artificial intelligence (AI) Action Summit in France from February 10 to 11, in what will be a significant visit to the European nation, announced French president Emmanuel Macron on Friday, according to Reuters. While addressing the 30th Conference of Ambassadors, president Macron said, "France will be hosting the AI Summit on February 10-11. A summit for action, as we call it. This summit will allow for an international conversation on AI. There will be prime minister Modi, who will move up to a major visit in our country as we want to forge a dialogue with all powers on AI." The French president emphasised the importance of AI as a global conversation, stating that it will include countries such as the US, China, and India, as well as, the countries from the Gulf, which have significant roles in developing and regulating AI technologies. "The US, China, and major emerging countries such as India have a key role to play, as well as the Gulf," Macron said. Macron also highlighted that the summit will focus on innovation, talent, and positioning France and Europe at the centre of the global AI landscape. "Beyond that conversion, what we want to do for public interest with the foundation will be setting up... The summit's core for me will be innovation and the ability to attract talent and to have France and Europe at the heart of the AI battle," he added. Notably, the French presidency earlier confirmed India's invitation to the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit in December, describing India as a "very important country." During a press briefing about the summit, the French presidency announced that 90 countries, including India, had been invited to participate. "We have invited India and are working very closely with India in the run-up to the summit. Misinformation and misuse of AI are themes that will be addressed," the French presidency stated. "India is a very important country, particularly in terms of its potential to make a concrete impact on people's lives. We look forward to India's contributions to the summit's various teams," it added. The summit, to be hosted by France at the Grand Palais in Paris, will convene Heads of State and Government, leaders of international organisations, CEOs from large and small companies, representatives from academia, NGOs, artists, and members of civil society. The event will focus on five key themes: public interest in AI, the future of work, innovation and culture, trust in AI, and global AI governance. The French presidency further highlighted the importance of addressing issues related to disinformation and the misuse of AI, which are central topics for the summit's discussions. On February 10, various stakeholders, including heads of state and government representatives, will participate in multiple sessions. Macron will host a formal dinner for heads of state and other VIPs that evening. On February 11, the summit will feature a dedicated leaders' session exclusively for heads of state.

PM Modi to visit France in February

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit France and attend the AI Summit on February 11-12, as announced by President Emmanuel Macron. The summit aims to facilitate discussions on artificial intelligence with significant global powers, including India, the US, China, and Gulf States, reflecting France's foreign policy priorities.Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on a state visit to France and then participate in the AI Summit to be held here in February, President Emmanuel Macron has said. "France will be hosting on February 11 and 12 the AI Summit, a summit for action, which will enable us to have a discussion on artificial intelligence," Macron said. "Prime Minister Modi will be there immediately after the state visit to our country. This (the AI Summit) will enable us to have a dialogue with all the powers, IEA, US, China and major nations such as .... India which has a role to play as well as the Gulf States," he said. French was addressing a gathering of French Ambassadors earlier this week. He presented his foreign policy for 2025 and spoke on a number of topics, including its equation with the US post-Trump win, according to his speech livestreamed on France24.