Paris AI Summit Joint Statement

On 12th February 2025, the AI Action Summit in Paris emphasized a human-centric, rights-based, and ethical approach to artificial intelligence, highlighting the need to narrow inequalities and support AI capacity-building in developing nations.

Key Outcomes

Joint Statement Signatories: 58 countries, the European Union, and the African Union signed the ‘Inclusive and Sustainable Artificial Intelligence for People and the Planet’ declaration. The US and UK declined to sign.
Focus Areas: Ensuring AI is ethical, safe, secure, and trustworthy, while promoting accessibility, innovation, and sustainability.
International Cooperation: The summit acknowledged global AI frameworks, including those from the UN, UNESCO, G7, G20, and the African Union.
AI Governance Priorities:
- Reducing the digital divide and enhancing AI accessibility.
- Promoting AI that aligns with international ethical standards and avoids market concentration.
- Encouraging AI-driven industrial recovery, sustainable growth, and fair labor market transformation.