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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Martyn Landi

Nations and tech firms to jostle for AI leadership at Paris summit

DeepSeek operates in a similar way to OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini, but its developers say they have spent a fraction of the cost (Andy Wong/AP) - (AP)

World leaders, tech executives, academics and other experts will gather in Paris on Monday for two days of discussion on the progress and potential of artificial intelligence (AI), as it increasingly becomes a key geopolitical issue.

French President Emmanuel Macron will host around 80 countries and a wide range of industry figures at the Grand Palais for the AI Action Summit, with animated talks likely over the technology which has quickly become the key innovation in the sector, and potentially a potent political tool.

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