PM Mitsotakis attending AI Action Summit in Paris on Monday; meeting with Macron

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will attend the two-day Artificial Intelligence Action Summit in Paris on Monday.

On Monday, the Greek premier will also meet with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace.

According to government sources, the two leaders will proceed with a comprehensive overview of Greek-French relations, while discussing issues of European and regional interest, with a focus on the situation in the Eastern Mediterranean and Syria.

The Action Summit on Artificial Intelligence, co-chaired by India - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will also be present - is an International Conference with invited heads of state and government from around the world, international organisations and large technology companies.

The same sources noted that Greece is not bringing up the rear but actively participating in the developments and international dialogue on artificial intelligence at the highest level. The prime minister now has a comprehensive plan for Artificial Intelligence in the country, which was delivered to him by the Committee on Artificial Intelligence, headed by Kostis Daskalakis, two months ago.

They added that, with this excellent work as a starting point, the country is now entering the era of artificial intelligence with steady steps.

Two of the Committee's proposals are already being implemented. Greece is one of the seven countries in the EU that was chosen to undertake the creation of an AI Factory, a space where Artificial Intelligence applications will be developed and which will be a point of contact for the research community, businesses and the State.

The aim is for Greece to gradually be able to "export" applications and know-how. The annual Forum on Ethics and Artificial Intelligence is also being implemented.