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Trump, DeepSeek in Focus as Nations Gather at Paris AI Summit

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The Paris AI Summit on February 10-11 is set to bring together nearly 100 countries to discuss the safe development and deployment of artificial intelligence (AI), with a particular spotlight on U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration and China’s DeepSeek. This summit follows last year’s meeting at Bletchley Park in England, expanding the conversation globally.

France, alongside India, is hosting the event with a focus on areas where it holds a competitive edge: open-source systems and clean energy for data centers. The summit will also address labor disruptions and AI market sovereignty. Top executives, including those from Alphabet and Microsoft, are expected to attend, with keynotes such as one from OpenAI’s Sam Altman, the CEO of ChatGPT.

The U.S. delegation, led by Vice President JD Vance, faces challenges in reaching consensus with China and other nations due to ongoing political tensions. Since President Trump’s administration began in January, several executive orders have reversed Biden’s approach, including pulling out of the Paris Climate Agreement and revisiting AI export controls to counter China.

A major point of discussion will be the creation of a non-binding communiqué on AI stewardship, which, if agreed upon, would mark significant progress. While the French presidency has emphasized that the summit will give a voice to all nations, it is clear that discussions will be influenced by the competition between the U.S. and China, particularly in AI development.

The summit will not focus on new regulations but will instead discuss frameworks for AI policy, aiming to balance innovation with safety. European nations, especially France, are keen to avoid regulations that might slow down the advancement of their national AI companies.

A notable highlight is the inclusion of China’s DeepSeek, which has recently disrupted the global AI scene by offering models that compete with U.S. companies at a fraction of the cost. This has bolstered the argument that the global race for AI supremacy remains open, as DeepSeek challenges established leaders in human-like reasoning technology.

At the summit, philanthropies and businesses are expected to commit substantial capital—starting with $500 million and potentially rising to $2.5 billion over five years—to fund public-interest AI projects across the globe. Additionally, energy concerns will be discussed, with France positioning its clean nuclear energy as a potential solution to the high power demands of AI models.

 

Chinese Chip Makers and Cloud Providers Rush to Support DeepSeek’s AI Models

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Chinese chip makers and cloud service providers are quickly integrating DeepSeek’s artificial intelligence models into their systems, marking a significant turning point for the nation’s AI industry. Companies like Moore Threads and Hygon Information Technology, both AI chip manufacturers, announced that their computing clusters and accelerators are now compatible with DeepSeek’s R1 and V3 models. Moore Threads even shared a celebratory post on WeChat, praising DeepSeek’s ability to drive China’s AI sector forward by utilizing domestically produced graphic processing units (GPUs).

Huawei Technologies, which also develops AI chips, revealed it is collaborating with AI infrastructure startup SiliconFlow to integrate DeepSeek’s models into its Ascend cloud service. This integration has been described as a “watershed moment” by Bernstein analysts, highlighting the growing independence of China’s AI sector from advanced U.S. hardware.

Cloud giants like Alibaba, Baidu, and Tencent have also jumped on board, offering DeepSeek’s models through their respective services. DeepSeek’s AI assistant, launched last month, quickly gained popularity by offering a more data-efficient alternative at a fraction of the cost of global competitors, surpassing ChatGPT in app downloads from Apple’s App Store within days.

The company has drawn attention globally with its groundbreaking approach. DeepSeek’s research, published in December, claimed that its V3 model’s training cost less than $6 million in Nvidia’s H800 chips—significantly lower than the billions spent by companies like Meta and Microsoft. This has been a major factor in DeepSeek’s rising prominence, with its founder, Liang Wenfeng, becoming a cultural figure in China.

While Microsoft and Amazon have started offering DeepSeek’s models, some countries, including Italy and the Netherlands, have raised concerns over privacy, leading them to either block or investigate the AI app.

 

China Considers Investigating Apple’s App Store Policies

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China’s antitrust regulator is reportedly preparing to investigate Apple’s business practices, specifically focusing on its App Store policies and fees. According to Bloomberg News, the investigation would examine Apple’s commission on in-app purchases, which can reach up to 30%, as well as restrictions on external payment services and alternative app stores. This move comes shortly after China imposed tariffs on U.S. goods, including products from companies like Google, as tensions between the two countries escalate.

Shares of Apple dropped 2.6% in U.S. premarket trading following the news. Discussions between Chinese regulators and Apple executives, as well as app developers, have reportedly been ongoing since last year.

This potential probe mirrors similar actions against other U.S. companies, including Google, which is also under scrutiny by China’s State Administration for Market Regulation. Apple has not yet commented on the situation.