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But many attendees at a summit in Paris worry that the risks of A.I. will be overlooked as the continent rushes to keep up with the United States and China.
An artificial intelligence race is heating up between the United States and China — but don’t count Europe out.
That was the pitch that President Emmanuel Macron of France made on Monday as Paris hosted an A.I. summit, where government leaders, top tech executives and academic experts have gathered to discuss the hopes surrounding A.I., as well as the fears of economic and societal disruption that the rapidly evolving technology has fueled.
“We are back in the race,” Mr. Macron said under the soaring steel and glass roof of the Grand Palais, the exhibition hall where France and India have teamed up to hold the summit.
Mr. Macron said it was crucial to develop artificial intelligence that was “at the service of humanity” and regulated to guard from dangerous pitfalls. But he also urged Europe to cut red tape, foster more A.I. start-ups and invest in computing abilities. Often, he said, Europe is too slow for investors.
“We will simplify,” Mr. Macron said. “At the national and European scale, it is very clear that we have to resynchronize with the rest of the world.”
Attendees at the summit, which runs through Tuesday, include Sam Altman, the chief executive of OpenAI; Zhang Guoqing, China’s vice premier; and Vice President JD Vance, who is on his first trip overseas.