AI Action Summit in Paris
2025-02-10 · Publisher : République française · Domain : Artificial Intelligence
On February 10-11, 2025, Paris hosts the AI Action Summit, co-chaired with India. The day before, Emmanuel Macron announces €109 billion of private investment in France, mostly in data centers.
What changes
- On February 9 on France 2, Emmanuel Macron announces €109 billion of private AI investment in France over the coming years.
- The United Arab Emirates account for up to €50 billion (a one-gigawatt AI campus), Brookfield €20 billion and Fluidstack €10 billion.
- On February 11, the European Commission launches InvestAI, aiming to mobilize €200 billion.
- The declaration on "inclusive and sustainable" AI is signed by some sixty countries, including China and India, but not the United States or the United Kingdom.
- The summit marks a shift in discourse from safety toward investment and competitiveness.
After Bletchley Park (2023) and Seoul (2024), France hosts the third international AI summit at the Grand Palais on February 10-11, 2025, renamed the "Action Summit". Co-chaired by India, it gathers heads of state, business leaders and researchers. ### What happened - **€109 billion of investment**: on Sunday, February 9, on France 2, Emmanuel Macron announces €109 billion of private AI investment in France over the coming years. He presents it as "the equivalent for France" of Stargate. - **Public initiatives**: on February 11, Ursula von der Leyen presents InvestAI, which aims to mobilize €200 billion for AI in Europe. The summit also launches Current AI, a partnership for public-interest AI. - **Final declaration**: the "Statement on Inclusive and Sustainable Artificial Intelligence for People and the Planet" is signed by some sixty countries and organizations, including France, China, India and the European Union. The United States and the United Kingdom refuse to sign; US Vice President J. D. Vance denounces excessive regulation. ### Key figures (main announcements according to franceinfo) | Investor | Announced amount | Project | |---|---|---| | United Arab Emirates | €30 to 50 billion | AI campus up to 1 GW | | Brookfield (Canada) | €20 billion | data centers by 2030 | | Fluidstack (UK) | €10 billion | 1 GW AI supercomputer | | Amazon | €6 billion | cloud infrastructure by 2031 | | Digital Realty | €5 billion | 13 new sites | | Iliad | €3 billion or more | data centers | ### Why it matters The summit shifts the international debate from model safety to investment, energy and sovereignty. France showcases its low-carbon nuclear electricity to attract data centers. ### Caveats The €109 billion aggregates private investment intentions over several years, almost half of it from the Emirates; they are neither public funds nor committed amounts. The non-binding final declaration was judged unambitious by several experts. ### Key takeaways Paris turned AI into a European industrial policy topic: the challenge becomes hosting compute on European soil, not only regulating its uses.
Links
- franceinfo — D'où viennent les 109 milliards d'euros d'investissements privés annoncés par Emmanuel Macron ?
- Élysée — Déclaration sur une intelligence artificielle inclusive et durable pour les peuples et la planète
- Public Sénat — Ce que l'on sait des 109 milliards d'investissements privés
- TechCrunch — As US and UK refuse to sign AI Action Summit statement, countries fail to agree on the basics
Tags : IA, Europe, Financement, Centres de données, Gouvernance, France