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US and UK decline to sign Paris AI summit statement

The third global AI summit ended with a split over its closing statement

Key facts

Date
10–11 Feb 2025
Era
The agentic age
Interest
Events
Threads
Safety & governance
Where
Paris, co-chaired by France and India
Statement
Statement on Inclusive and Sustainable AI for People and the Planet
Did not sign
United States, United Kingdom

France and India co-chaired the AI Action Summit in Paris on 10–11 February 2025. Dozens of countries, the EU and the African Union Commission signed a statement on inclusive and sustainable AI, but the United States and the United Kingdom did not. US Vice President JD Vance told the summit that “The United States of America is the leader in AI, and our administration plans to keep it that way”.

Sources

  1. Élysée, Statement on Inclusive and Sustainable Artificial Intelligence for People and the Planet, 2025-02-11
  2. Embassy of India, Paris, Prime Minister co-chairs AI Action Summit in Paris (February 11, 2025), 2025-02-11
  3. NBC News, Vance warns against 'tightening the screws' on AI in rebuff of Europe, 2025-02-11