US EditionMacron tells India AI summit Europe is determined to 'shape rules' with allies
Macron praised India's digital infrastructure and pledged cooperation to develop global AI rules ensuring safe innovation and oversight, citing Europe's AI Act as a model.
- On February 19, 2026, Emmanuel Macron told the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi he is determined to shape AI rules with allies such as India, citing shared priorities.
- The EU's Artificial Intelligence Act, adopted in 2024, allows regulators to ban AI systems posing unacceptable risks, while U.S. Vice President JD Vance warned last year that excessive regulation could harm the sector.
- Macron praised India's digital infrastructure, noting its digital ID covering 1.4 billion people, payments system processing 20 billion transactions every month, and 500 million digital health IDs.
- Macron stressed child protection, saying, `One of our G7 priorities will be, as well, children's protection against AI and digital abuse,' and argued children should not face online harms illegal offline, framing Europe as both an innovation and safe space not blindly focused on regulation.
- He urged a cooperative model as France and European partners, along with India, aim to shape AI's future by combining innovation and responsibility, Macron said.
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