At a lunch on Wednesday the digital sphere took centre stage, with some European G7 members pushing for more security to protect minors in a fast-changing world, moves that have irked the United States. Sam Altman, head of artificial intelligence giant OpenAI; Anthropic chief Dario Amodei; the founder of Google’s AI lab DeepMind, Demis Hassabis; and Arthur Mensch, of their European rival Mistral AI, all attended. G7 leaders called on tech firms “to develop and apply technology and systems that ensure safe, secure and age-appropriate
experiences”, according to a joint statement. Macron called for “better regulation” of AI, warning of the risk of “non-cooperation between democracies”. Altman warned the leaders “not to cede your responsibilities” over AI to the companies building it. Read moreG7 agrees there is ‘no genuine willingness’ from Russia to make peace, Macron says ‘A lot of gold’ Trump was the centre of attention throughout his stay in the lakeside resort. French officials were thrilled that the unpredictable US president stayed for the entire event and signed
on to the G7 communique. In an unusual gesture, Macron invited Trump to dinner at the Palace of Versailles outside Paris after the summit ended. Macron and his wife Brigitte welcomed Trump to the lavish former royal residence on Wednesday evening, after Trump expressed excitement, saying Versailles had “a lot of gold, I want to check it out”. Macron arranged a private tour for Trump that included the Hall of Mirrors, a gallery devoted to the American War of Independence and a concert in the
Royal Chapel. At the candlelit dinner in the sumptuous Lower Gallery, Trump put his signature to the memorandum of understanding meant to end the Middle East war, as Macron and other guests applauded, according to a video posted by a Trump aide. The dinner was attended by around 30 guests, including luxury conglomerate LVMH chief Bernard Arnault and TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanne. Macron, under pressure to show he was not fawning over Trump, earlier said the evening was not a “gala” dinner. Trump stayed for
around three hours at the palace, where he also had a phone conversation involving Macron and Zelensky, according to French officials. Trump emphasised that he was ready to resume military action if Tehran did not abide by its obligations. “If they don’t behave, we’ll go right back to dropping bombs right smack in the middle of their head,” he said. While Macron was formally chairing the summit, the US president made clear who he believed was in charge as he arrived for the third and
final day. “I’m the boss,” Trump said before taking his seat. (FRANCE 24 with AFP)
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