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Who Gets to Govern AI? Paris Summit Sends Signals

When AI makes it to the center of a summit attended by heads of state, you know it’s no longer “just a tech trend.”
This week’s AI Summit in Paris put AI squarely in the spotlight of geopolitics, diplomacy, and global regulation. What happens next could shape, govern, and distribute AI for years to come.
👉 Today’s Issue:
Why the Paris Summit matters far beyond the usual AI headlines
€109B in European AI investments + India’s strategic ambitions
What founders & operators should watch in the emerging AI governance landscape
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🤖 High-Stakes AI Summit in Paris Brings World Leaders Together
AP News (June 2025)

This week’s global AI summit, co-hosted by France’s Macron and India’s Modi, convened 100+ nations’ leaders, top tech CEOs, and scientists. On the agenda: shaping AI’s future in ways that prioritize the public good, not just corporate profits.
The subtext? Geopolitical posturing. The U.S., China, Europe, and India are all vying for influence over the direction of AI, and the global governance of this transformative technology remains wide open.
Key Points:
U.S. VP JD Vance makes first international appearance, closely watched by European leaders
Macron frames AI as a tool to transform education, healthcare, and climate solutions.
€109B ($113B) in AI investments announced by France
The “Current AI” initiative has been launched to fund public-interest AI projects.
India is pushing to prevent AI from becoming a US-China duopoly.
Industry heavyweights Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI present & involved in talks
Why It Matters: This summit marks a clear shift in how AI’s future will be shaped not just by engineers and companies, but increasingly through diplomacy and geopolitical influence. The conversations in Paris signal that AI governance will be a new arena for international competition and collaboration, much like climate policy or global trade. As Macron positioned AI as a force for the public good and India emphasized avoiding a U.S.-China AI monopoly, it’s evident that smaller nations and blocs are looking to carve out influence in how AI standards and ethical frameworks are set.
For founders and operators, this means that AI is moving beyond technical decisions; it’s becoming deeply political. The regulatory landscape will get more complex. Market access may start to hinge on alignment with global governance trends. The companies that build with modular, governance-aware architectures will have a distinct competitive edge as this new AI order takes shape. In short, your AI roadmap now requires a geopolitical lens.
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👉 TechCrunch
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