AI Action Summit, Paris 2025

• Co-Hosted by India

• Paris Declaration on Inclusive and Sustainable AI

Overview

▪️Dates: 10–11 February 2025.

▪️Host: France (co-chaired with India)

▪️Venue: Grand Palais, Paris.

▪️Context: Followed the 2023 Bletchley Park (UK) and 2024 Seoul AI Summits, focusing on inclusive and sustainable AI.

▪️Participants: 100+ countries, including heads of state, tech CEOs (e.g., OpenAI’s Sam Altman, Google’s Sundar Pichai), NGOs, academia, and civil society.

Participants

▪️Countries: India, France, China, EU members, African Union, and Vatican.

▪️Tech Leaders: OpenAI, Mistral AI, Nvidia, IBM, and Amazon Web Services.

▪️International Bodies: UN, OECD, WTO, and ILO.

▪️Notable Absences: US and UK refused to sign the declaration.

Key Objectives

▪️Promote Public Interest AI: Ensure AI benefits all, reduces inequalities, and aligns with SDGs

▪️Sustainable AI: Address environmental impacts (e.g., energy use) and promote green AI systems

▪️Inclusive Governance: Develop global frameworks for ethical, transparent, and human-centric AI

▪️Bridge Digital Divides: Support developing nations in AI capacity-building

▪️Foster Innovation: Encourage open-source AI models to prevent market monopolies.

Key Themes & Discussions

1️⃣ Public Service AI: Use AI in healthcare, education, and governance (e.g., India’s push for equitable access).

2️⃣ Future of Work: Address AI’s impact on jobs, skill development, and labor rights (ILO participation).

3️⃣ Trust in AI: Cybersecurity, privacy (e.g., EU AI Act provisions), and combating misinformation.

4️⃣ Innovation & Culture: Role of AI in creative industries and preserving linguistic diversity.

5️⃣ Global Governance: Calls for multi-stakeholder frameworks to avoid regulatory duplication.

Major Agreements & Outcomes

1️⃣ Paris Declaration on Inclusive & Sustainable AI

▪️Objective: Ethical, secure, and inclusive AI development.

▪️Key principles: Human rights, transparency, equitable access.

▪️Status: Signed by most nations; U.S. & U.K. refused, citing security concerns.

2️⃣ Major Investment Initiatives

▪️EU’s InvestAI Program: €200 billion for AI infrastructure & innovation.

▪️France’s National AI Plan: €109 billion to make France a global AI leader.

3️⃣ AI Regulation Divide

▪️U.S. & U.K.: Favor minimal regulation to boost innovation.

▪️EU & Allies: Push for strong AI governance (referencing EU AI Act).

4️⃣ Pledge for a Trustworthy AI in Work

▪️Goals: Labor rights, fair AI adoption, workforce reskilling.

▪️Supported by: Global leaders & industry heads.

5️⃣ Public-Interest AI Projects

▪️Current AI Fund: Non-profit to fund AI in health, education, climate.

▪️Global AI Partnership: Cross-country collaboration for responsible AI.

India’s Role

▪️Co-Chair: PM Modi emphasized equitable AI access to prevent a digital divide.

▪️Key Priorities: Advocacy for Global South inclusion and leveraging AI for sustainable development.

Environmental & Economic Focus

▪️Sustainability: Pledged to reduce AI’s carbon footprint via energy-efficient hardware.

▪️Investment: France announced $113B in AI projects; EU highlighted 3M businesses using AI.

Challenges Highlighted

▪️Regulatory Fragmentation: EU’s AI Act compliance complexities.

▪️Market Concentration: Risks of monopolies by tech giants (e.g., OpenAI, Anthropic).

▪️Skill Gaps: Europe’s need for digital upskilling to harness AI.

✨ Key Terms:

 Public Interest AI, EU AI Act, Digital Divide, Bletchley Park Summit, SDGs.

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