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Published by The Future Society in February 2025, this post-summit assessment is relevant to AI governance researchers tracking the gap between civil society priorities and intergovernmental AI summits, particularly the Paris AI Action Summit process.
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The Future Society assessed the Paris AI Action Summit against priorities from an unprecedented global consultation of 11,600+ citizens and 200+ expert organizations, finding the Summit implemented only 55% of recommendations. Key gaps included no risk thresholds for dangerous AI capabilities, no corporate accountability mechanisms, and no comprehensive education programs—despite 68-77% citizen support for such measures.
Key Points
- •The Paris AI Action Summit implemented only 55% of recommendations from an official global consultation involving 11,661 citizens and 200+ expert organizations.
- •Notable successes included launching the Current AI Foundation (€400M endowment, €2.5B target), AI observatories in 11 nations, and the first International Scientific Report on AI Safety.
- •Critical gaps: no risk thresholds for pausing AI development (68% citizen support), no corporate accountability mechanisms (77% citizen support), and no civil society inclusion framework.
- •Citizens and experts broadly endorsed 'constructive vigilance'—supporting AI's potential while requiring robust safeguards in the public interest.
- •This was the first consultation of this scale ever conducted in partnership with an AI Summit, representing a novel model for democratic input into AI governance.
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Did the Paris AI Action Summit Deliver on the Priorities of Citizens and Experts? - The Future Society Skip to content Main Insight
Our official consultation for the AI Action Summit delivered a clear message: Harnessing AI's potential requires "constructive vigilance." We examine specific priorities identified during the consultation by citizens and experts, evaluating what the Summit successfully delivered and where gaps remain.
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Did the Paris AI Action Summit Deliver on the Priorities of Citizens and Experts?
February 28, 2025
Ahead of the Paris AI Action Summit , we co-organized the official consultation of citizens and experts from around the world to inform Summit planning at a critical moment of rapid technological advancement. The submissions delivered a clear message: While there is broad citizen and expert support for harnessing AI’s potential, it must be pursued with “ constructive vigilance .” As we reflect on the outcomes of the Summit, a key question remains: How well did the AI Action Summit answer this call?
The Summit’s Consultation Process
To inform the Summit’s agenda, we collaborated with several organizations, including the Tech and Global Affairs Innovation Hub at Sciences Po, the AI & Society Institute, the French Digital Council (CNNum), and Make.org. Together, we gathered insights through:
A citizen consultation answering the question “What are your ideas for shaping AI to serve the public good?”, which got more than 570 proposals and 120,000 votes, from 11,661 citizens across the world.
An expert consultation that identified 15 concrete deliverables for the Summit based on the recommendations of over 200 civil society and academic associations, think-tanks, research groups, and individual experts. These contributors represented diverse perspectives across five continents, including participants from France, United States, China, India, Brazil, South Africa, Kenya, United Kingdom, Germany, Pakistan, Argentina, South Korea, Italy, and many other countries.
This was the first consultation of this scale ever done in partnership with an AI Summit–a groundbreaking effort. Findings and conclusions were shared with Summit Envoys and working groups in December 2024. The full report and a four-page summary are available online .
Overall, the Summit implemented 55% of the consultation’s recommendations.
Key Successes of the Summit
The Summit achieved several successes aligned with the priorities identified in the consultation:
Launch of the Current AI Foundation, a public interest partnership, with an initial endowment of €400 million and a €2.5 billion funding target.
Creation of AI and future of work observatories across 11 nations.
Presentation of the first International Scientific Report on the Safety of Advanced AI.
Development of a pilot AI Energy Score Leaderboard to track sustainability.
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