PARIS (AP) – JD Vance will be the first US vice president to step onto the world stage this week, using the famous French artificial intelligence summit and a gathering of German national security leaders to Donald Trump’s Here’s a more assertive approach to diplomacy.
The 40-year-old vice president 18 months after serving as a senator before joining Trump. ticketParis is expected to push back European efforts to strengthen AI surveillance while advocating a more open, innovation-driven approach.
AI Summit World leaders, top technology executives and policymakers gathered together to discuss the impact of artificial intelligence on global security, economics and governance. Famous attendees include China’s Deputy Prime Minister Zhang Guoqing, showing deep interest in shaping Beijing’s global AI standards.
The event highlights the efforts of France and the European Union to position themselves as a key force in the AI race, highlighting innovation and investment while trying to ensure the safe development of technology. Meanwhile, the Trump administration prioritizes business-friendly policies and technical control.
Vence’s trips extend beyond Paris. Later this week he will travel to Germany for a security conference in Munich. There he plans to promote European allies to strengthen his commitment to NATO and Ukraine.
Vance’s overseas debut
The summit will give introductions to European leaders to Vance. He has been his first major international trip since taking office. He shows that the Summit will be used as a venue for candid discussions on AI policies and broader geopolitical issues.
“At the AI Summit, the main reason I go is to have personal conversations with world leaders who are actually there,” Vance told Breitbart News. “Some of the leaders who attend the AI Summit are frankly bringing the conflict between Russia and Ukrain and helping us diplomatically. A meeting in France.”
Vance is expected to meet separately on Tuesday, a sideliner at the summit with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and European Commission’s Ursula von der Leyen. A bilateral meeting has been announced.
Vance was joined by his wife Usha and three children, Ewan, Vivek and Mirabel, for a trip to Europe with his wife Usha. They were greeted in France on Monday morning by French Minister Manuel Valles and US Embassy suspect David Macquarie.
On Tuesday, Vance will have lunch working with French President Emmanuel Macron, where he will discuss the agenda in Ukraine and the Middle East. Vance, like the US president, questions spending on Ukraine and a broader approach to isolating the Russian president. Vladimir Putin. Trump He promised to end the battle Within six months of taking office.
Vance also addressed what he considers to be about European trends regarding freedom of speech, a topic he raised last year at the Munich security conference.
“Unfortunately, I think you’re extremely important in Europe and, frankly, an evil tendency towards censorship,” he said. “And you hear a lot about American moral leadership. One of the things that American moral leaders do during President Trump’s term is freedom of speech. We’ll give people their I want you to be able to speak the mind, and we believe that free and open discussion is actually a good thing. Unfortunately, many of our European friends have gone wrong there. I’m moving on to.
Vance is attending Munich again He might meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. He plans to revisit themes he raised last year, such as “beating” the need for NATO allies to take on greater responsibility.
European leaders I look carefully Trump’s recent statement on the threat of impose tariffs on the European Union, control of Greenland and his proposals Palestinians are cleaning up from Gaza The idea was completely rejected by Arab allies when the battle of Israeli Hama ended.
Promotes AI advancement
The summit, which brings together key players such as Google, Microsoft, Openai, aims to promote AI advancements in sectors such as health, education, the environment, and culture.
A global public-private partnership named “Current AI” has begun to support large-scale initiatives that will serve the public interest.
“We’re excited to see the world’s efforts to help people understand how we’re doing,” said Linda Griffin, Mozilla’s vice president of public policy. “I see it as a standard setting moment.”
Nick Linears, senior geotechnology analyst for Eurasia Group, said, “By moving away from this concentration, and by moving away from this concentration among a handful of private actors, and instead building this public interest AI. pointed out that there is an opportunity to shape AI governance in new directions.
However, it remains unclear whether the US will support such an initiative.
Nobel Prize winner Demis Hassabis, founder of Google’s Deepmind Research Lab, said “there are a lot of complicated questions to solve” about issues such as the ability to control AI Systems. “But what’s even more complicated is probably the geopolitical question about things like regulations.”
French organizers are also looking for a summit to spark a major investment announcement in Europe, positioning the region as a viable candidate for an industry increasingly shaped by growing US-China rivalries. Masu.
France plans to announce AI private investment worth 100 billion euros ($113 billion) in the coming years, and plans to present it as Trump’s “equivalents.” Stargate AI Data Centers project.
On the eve of the AI Summit, Macron posted a series of “Deepfake” videos on Instagram, using artificial intelligence to manipulate his voice and images in various parody.
In Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Zi-Kun on Monday expressed his opposition to the move to restrict access to AI tools. I’ve been encouraged to release Deepseek Calling in the US Congress To restrict its use for security reasons.
“We oppose drawing ideological boundaries, overstretching the concept of national security and politicizing economic and trade issues,” Guo said.
He said China advocates open source AI technology and promotes the accessibility of AI services, sharing the benefits of artificial intelligence with all countries.
Modi in India co-hosting the summit
Modi is co-hosting a summit with Macron to involve more global actors in AI development and prevent the sector from becoming a battle between the US and China.
India’s Foreign Secretary Vikram Mithri emphasized the need for fair access to AI to avoid “perpetuating the digital disparities already present around the world.”
Macron will travel with Modi to the southern French port city of Marseille on Wednesday, opening the Indian consulate there and visit the ITER nuclear research site.
France will become India’s main defence partner, and talks are underway for New Delhi to purchase 26 Lafale fighters and three Scopen submarines. Indian officials said the debate was in the final stages and the deal could be inked in a few weeks.
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Kelvin Chang and Angela Charlton of Paris, Ken Moritug of Beijing, and Aijaz Hussein of New Delhi contributed to the report.
