At Paris Summit, Vance Highlights How US Approaches AI Differently

While Europeans want AI governance to be fair and safe, the vice president said innovators need to be able to take risks necessary to develop the technology.

Vice President JD Vance (R) speaks during a plenary session at the AI summit in Paris on Feb. 11. Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty Images

PARIS—Vice President JD Vance made his international debut this week at a high-stakes artificial intelligence summit in Paris, marking his first appearance as VP on the world stage.

The event, co-hosted by France and India, convened world leaders, top tech executives, and policymakers to forge a unified framework for AI governance. However, the summit also laid bare the deep philosophical divide between the United States and the European Union’s (EU) approaches to AI regulation.