08-02-2025
Creation must remain ‘fundamentally human', says expert ahead of Paris AI summit
Ahead of the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit in Paris next week, the French Culture Ministry is holding a public event this weekend, hoping to spark interest in AI, as the country aims to keep up with the competition in the sector from the United States and China.
France is hoping the summit, to be attended by world leaders as well as tech experts, will reinforce its leading European position, in a battle that is for now largely being played out between the US and China.
The country also hopes to stoke public interest in real-world uses of artificial intelligence (AI). The French Cultural Ministry has put together a weekend programme of events in Paris, ahead of the summit, for the public to learn about the use of AI in various arenas such as art, cinema, history and music.
For law professor Alexandra Bensamoun, it's vital for France to keep abreast of the latest developments in AI, regardless of the sector. 'I believe that we must get on the AI train, we must not stand on the platform and watch it go by," she said.
Bensamoun is among the guest speakers at a discussion being held at the National Library of France, focusing on AI's place in the cultural domain. She is part of a special task force informing the government on a legal framework for AI, at both a French and a European level.
Aside from legal questions, the use of AI raises philosophical and ethical debate.
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