"The innovation we are seeing in artificial intelligence is deployed very fast and affecting every sector. It can be very beneficial, so long as an appropriate framework is defined from the outset. That is particularly true when it comes to culture, a sphere with specificities where the issue of intellectual property is particularly sensitive.” Roxanne Varza, Summit Envoy for Innovation and Culture.

Artificial intelligence can offer significant productivity gains, enhancing organizations’ competitiveness and innovation. The dissemination of artificial intelligence should therefore be accelerated but also supported, by offering independent solutions and which ensure the sovereignty of the countries that use them.

The Summit will be an opportunity to highlight uses and new technologies that can respond to unprecedented challenges.

The Summit should also make it possible to identify the practices and methods that enable the ecosystems of artificial intelligence actors to develop, particularly in France and Europe but also all around the world.

The development of infrastructures and databases will also be a focus of the summit, as an essential driver of AI development.

The use of artificial intelligence by all types of organizations and people to contribute to addressing certain major current challenges seems essential. Above and beyond the issue of the competitiveness of organizations and nations, artificial intelligence needs to be deployed appropriately, serving environmental protection and cultural diversity.

The launch of an ambitious project to encourage public interest innovation is planned. This project will speed up the deployment of artificial intelligence in more and more languages, countries and sectors, while lowering barriers for smaller innovators and adopters.

The importance of respecting intellectual property rights, particularly copyrighted content, and the compensation of content creation should also be reasserted. That will be a key focus of the Summit.
Collective efforts to foster the production and distribution of reliable information produced by media outlets and journalists, and the sharing of tools to fight disinformation, should be welcomed.

In this context, equitable business models need to be developed that benefit all stakeholders. Examples of cutting-edge artificial intelligence use and support for virtuous competition models will be showcased.

The Summit will be a unique opportunity to promote a more sustainable model for artificial intelligence internationally.

This is the result of collective work that identified the needs and viewpoints of more than 150 organizations in 20 countries. This work involved governments, civil society organizations and other participants. The excellent work by existing organizations and initiatives such as the International Energy Agency (IEA), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and the Development (OECD) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has been a precious asset.

Updated : 17 January 2025