U.S. Vice President JD Vance to attend French AI summit billed as a ‘wake-up call’ for Europe
US Vice President JD Vance will join top tech players in Paris next week at an artificial intelligence summit billed by France as a “wake-up call” for Europe in the global race for AI.
Vance, whose attendance was confirmed Tuesday by a French diplomatic source, China’s Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be the highest-profile of representatives from 80 countries to mingle with players from across the sector on February 10 and 11.
In the run-up, French President Emmanuel Macron will on February 4 visit research centres applying AI to science and health, before hosting scientists and Nobel Prize winners at his Elysee Palace residence on Wednesday.
In recent weeks, Washington’s announcement of $500 billion in investment to build up AI infrastructure and the release of a frugal but powerful generative AI model by Chinese firm DeepSeek have focussed minds in Europe.
Source: FORTUNE