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Government chiefs and tech leaders gather in Paris for AI summit

French President Emmanuel Macron (right) and Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrive for the working dinner at the Elysee Palace, on the eve of the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit, in Paris, on February 9, 2025. [AFP]

Political and tech industry leaders were set to descend on Paris Monday for a two-day summit on artificial intelligence, hoping to find common ground on a technology with the potential to upset global business and society.

Co-hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the gathering's stated aims include "mapping" AI governance around the world, promoting the idea of more ethical, accessible and frugal AI and pushing for European sovereignty over the technology.

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