France is hosting the blockbuster AI Action Summit this week — and although it’s pitched the event as an opportunity to gather countries all over the world to discuss international AI governance, so far the summit seems to be heavily leaning towards showing off the country’s credentials as an AI superpower.
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Daphné Leprince-Ringuet is a senior reporter for Sifted, based in Paris. She covers French tech and writes Sifted's AI and Deeptech newsletter . You can find her on X and LinkedIn

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