Confirmed: US Vice President J.D. Vance arrives in Europe

US Vice President James David Vance will visit Paris next week for a two-day high-level summit on the future of artificial intelligence (AI), his first official foreign trip since taking office, underscoring the importance of AI on the US political agenda.

Meeting could have major implications for AI policy

The AI ​​Action Summit, taking place in Paris from July 6-11, will bring together heads of state, top government officials, CEOs and other technology leaders.

J.D. Vance has not taken any official foreign trips since his inauguration last month, so this trip marks a significant diplomatic debut for him as vice president.

The official list of key participants for the meeting has not yet been confirmed, but it is expected that Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang will be among them.

The meeting will be chaired by French President Emmanuel Macron and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

In recent years, the technology sector has been shaken by the rapid development of AI innovations, changing the rules of both business and geopolitical balance of power. It is likely that the discussions taking place at this event can have a significant impact on global AI policy and regulation.

J.D. Vance sees the harm of AI, but also criticizes fears about the threat of AI

J.D. Vance’s trip comes shortly after President Donald Trump announced an ambitious joint project last month, which will invest up to $500 billion in AI infrastructure through a new partnership between OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank.

The new company, Stargate, will begin building data centers and power generation infrastructure in Texas to help accelerate the rapid development of AI, the White House said.

Meanwhile, China’s AI model, DeepSeek, has shaken up the tech sector by giving companies access to the technology at a much lower cost. That could encourage other AI companies to improve their models and lower prices.

J.D. Vance has previously acknowledged that some applications of AI can be harmful.

But during a Senate hearing in July, he expressed concern that concerns about AI are being used as a pretext for excessive regulation that could entrench the dominance of incumbents and stifle innovation.