Paris is set to become the epicenter of the global artificial intelligence conversation next week as world leaders, tech giants, and scientists gather for the AI Action Summit. Running from February 6 to 11, this week-long event aims to balance AI innovation, ethical development, and international cooperation.

The Paris AI Action Summit 2025 is set to be one of the most crucial events in shaping global AI policies and advancements. As India and France lead discussions, the world will be closely watching the outcomes of this summit,

Who's attending and what will be discussed? - The event will address frameworks for artificial intelligence policy including ‘harnessing AI for the future of work’

The Paris AI Action Summit comes weeks after Chinese AI startup DeepSeek’s cost-efficient LLMs sent shock waves across the tech industry.

Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing will visit France from Sunday until February 12 as President Xi Jinping's special representative at the AI Action Summit, the foreign ministry said on Friday.

Europe also spies an opportunity to make a new bid for the AI crown. One of French President Emmanuel Macron's officials described the summit to journalists as a "wake up call" for France and Europe, adding that the bloc must not let the AI revolution "pass it by".

Global experts will debate threats from artificial intelligence (AI) at a gathering in Paris on Thursday and Friday, ahead of a summit of world leaders on the fast-moving technology.