Paris AI Action Summit
10-11 February 2025
Charter for the official recognition of Side-Events of the AI Action Summit
Preamble
On the initiative of the President of the French Republic and building on the Bletchley Park Summit in
November 2023 and the Seoul virtual Summit in May 2024, France will host heads of state and
government and international organizations, leaders of large and small private companies, of
academia and civil society, in Paris in February 2025 to lay the foundations for AI in the public interest.
The overarching objective of the Summit is to define, build and deliver critical, open public ecosystems
and infrastructures for the global AI sector to drive beneficial social, economic, cultural, health and
environmental outcomes. A more detailed description of these objectives is provided in the appendix.
To broaden the scope and the number of discussions being held during the period of the Summit,
France welcomes the organization of side-events opened to different parties and aiming at leveraging
collective intelligence on AI.
This Charter establishes the criteria and guidelines in order to become an officially recognized side-
event of the AI Action Summit on Tuesday, 11 February 2025 in Paris. Once approved by the Summit
team on the basis of this Charter, these events will get official recognition and be authorized to use
the logo of the Paris AI Action Summit in their communication.
Side-events dedicated to businesses can apply to be part of the program within the “Business Day” of
11 February 2025.
Evening events can apply to be part of the Evening Program of the Summit, which can be held between
6 and 11 February 2025.
Article 1: Alignment with the Paris AI Action Summit
1.1 Thematic Relevance: Events must demonstrate a connection to the broad themes and
topics discussed at the Paris AI Summit, namely AI for public interest, Future of work,
Innovation and culture, Trust in AI, and Global AI governance.
1.2 Advancement of Knowledge: Events should contribute to the advancement of AI
knowledge, promoting innovative ideas or creating consensus that align with the Summit’s
objectives.
1.3 Coherence with the Summit Program: All side-events must take place on 11 February
2025, in Paris or surrounding areas.
Article 2: Inclusivity and Diversity
2.1 Diverse Representation: Events should ensure representation from a diverse range of
participants, including different sectors, disciplines, with a particular attention to gender
diversity.
2.2 Accessibility: Organizers must strive to make events accessible to all, removing
barriers to participation wherever possible.
2.3 Inclusion: Events must be free of charge, with no financial contribution from
participants (registration fees, access fees…). Charges and costs linked to the organization of
the event are entirely borne by the organizers.
Article 3: Contribution to the AI Community
3.1. Community Engagement: Events should encourage active engagement and
collaboration within the AI community.
Article 4: Selection Process
4.1. Application: Event organizers seeking official recognition must submit an application
outlining
– A precise description of their event, its format and conditions of participation,
– What topics it tackles and how it meets the Charter’s criteria,
– A commitment to abide by the Charter.
4.2. Review: Applications will be reviewed by a committee composed of representatives
from the Summit organization team.
Article 5: Rights and Obligations of Side-Events
5.1. Communication: Side–events can mention their link to the Summit in their public
communication as well as use the Summit logo, provided they follow the graphic guidelines
attached.
5.2. Support: Side-events should not expect support from the French government, financial
or otherwise.
5.3. Reporting: Side-events must submit a paper summarizing the results achieved by their
side-event, after it has been held.
5.4. Promotion: Side-events agree to promote the AI Action Summit and its objectives.
Article 6: Revocation
6.1. The recognition of a side-event as such may be revoked if found to be in violation of
this charter’s principles or fails to uphold its commitments.
Final Provisions
This charter is subject to amendments and revisions as deemed necessary by the AI Action
Summit organization team.
Appendix
AI Action Summit – Paris, 10 and February 2025
70 years after the term “artificial intelligence” was coined, we find ourselves at the cusp of a new AI
revolution based on the most recent models. This new revolution is transforming jobs, health,
culture, economies, and more. Now is the time for people to actively shape how they want artificial
intelligence to develop within their societies.
AI presents a real opportunity for society and we must be proactive to collectively answer the central
question – “What does a society look like when AI is working well and in people’s interest?”. We
must also be reactive and guard against misuse and abuse. It is essential to work on both fronts at
the same time, on 3 dimensions: science – solutions – standards.
Building on the Bletchley Park Summit in November 2023 and the Seoul virtual Summit in May 2024,
and on the initiative of the President of the Republic, France will be hosting heads of state and
government and international organizations, leaders of small and larger private companies, of
academia and civil society, on 10 and 11 February 2025.
Ambitious goals
Since late 2022, innovation and public debates on AI in all countries have reached unprecedented
levels. It will reshape economies, labour markets, societies around the world, though it is today being
developed by a handful of actors. We need to act now, collectively, to address legitimate risks and
concerns and steer this revolution towards opportunities, in an approach that centres on people and
societies.
For AI to lead to social inclusion, environmental resilience and economic prosperity, we cannot solely
rely on private sector innovation. Beneficial use cases of this technology will need support and
guardrails should be put in place against detrimental ones. Ultimately, it is a question of governance –
how AI is developed, used, for what purposes, by whom and why it is used or not in the first place,
should be decided in a democratic and participatory fashion.
Three building blocks will be essential for the governance to help us meet our goals.
One is science: there cannot be any shared governance if there is no shared understanding. We need
robust, transparent analyses of the state of the technology and its potential impacts, positive as
negative.
Two is solutions. Our aim is to define, build and deliver critical, open public ecosystems and
infrastructures for the global AI sector to drive beneficial social, economic, cultural, health and
environmental outcomes. We will do so by proposing an international framework for AI that provides
public access to resources (openness, data, compute, talent), defines international rules, standards
and safeguards for AI systems (security, climate, culture and labour), makes them applicable and drives
through opportunities for all.
Third is standards. While regulation belongs to domestic frameworks, there is a common interest in
ensuring interoperability of our norms, so that our businesses can operate freely across regions and
our citizens be equally protected.
An inclusive, multi-stakeholder Summit in the Public Interest
France will invite heads of state and government from all geographies, leaders of small and larger
private companies, academia, civil society and cultural actors to Paris to lay the foundations and enable
a vision for AI in the Public Interest.
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