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Prelims 2025 · Q95 · Global issues & events

Consider the following statements regarding AI Action Summit held in Grand Palais, Paris in February 2025 :

  1. I.Co-chaired with India, the event builds on the advances made at the Bletchley Park Summit held in 2023 and the Seoul Summit held in 2024.
  2. II.Along with other countries, US and UK also signed the declaration on inclusive and sustainable AI.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Answer: A. Statement I is correct: the Paris AI Action Summit (February 2025) was co-chaired by France and India, and followed the Bletchley Park (2023) and Seoul (2024) summits. Statement II is wrong: the US and the UK did not sign the declaration on inclusive and sustainable AI. So only I is correct.

Watch for: Many countries signed, so it is easy to assume the major AI powers US and UK signed too.

Why the other options are wrong
  • B. The US and UK refused to sign, so II is wrong.
  • C. Statement II is wrong.
  • D. Statement I is correct.

Source to check: MEA and PIB releases on the AI Action Summit, Paris; Élysée official summit statement.

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