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U.S. AI Safety Institute Staff Excluded from Trump’s Paris AI Summit Delegation

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The United States delegation to an artificial intelligence summit in Paris on February 10-11 will not include staff from the U.S. AI Safety Institute, according to sources familiar with Washington’s plans. Vice President JD Vance will lead the delegation, which will gather representatives from around 100 countries to discuss AI’s potential.

Attending on behalf of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) are Principal Deputy Director Lynne Parker and Senior Policy Advisor for Artificial Intelligence Sriram Krishnan, an OSTP spokesperson confirmed. However, plans for officials from the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Commerce, including the AI Safety Institute, to attend were canceled, said anonymous sources close to the situation.

The AI Safety Institute, established under former President Joe Biden, is dedicated to evaluating and mitigating AI risks and has partnerships with companies like OpenAI and Anthropic. Its future direction under the Trump administration remains uncertain, especially as the body currently lacks a director. Trump also recently revoked an AI executive order from Biden’s administration.

The decision not to include AI Safety Institute staff in the delegation may be linked to the ongoing transition at the Commerce Department, where the institute is housed, following Trump’s January 20 inauguration.

The Paris summit will focus less on AI risks compared to previous international summits held at Bletchley Park and Seoul. Nevertheless, representatives from the International Network of AI Safety Institutes, chaired by the United States, are expected to attend. U.S. delegates may still participate in network discussions, with a focus on ensuring the U.S. remains a leader in AI innovation amid China’s rapid advancements in the field.

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.