AINov 10, 2026, 5:23 PM UTC·2 min read

Macron Gets AI Leaders to Sign Paris Call on AI Safety

Sam Altman, Dario Amodei and Arthur Mensch joined Emmanuel Macron to back a charter on frontier AI risks, as the French president weighs limits on AI tools for children.

Emmanuel Macron speaking at a podium during an international meeting on artificial intelligence safety in Paris. — Image: 01net.com

French President Emmanuel Macron convened leading AI executives and international representatives by video link on 9 November 2026 to sign the "Paris Call for AI Safety", a charter meant to better manage the risks of frontier models. The meeting took place on the eve of the 9th Paris Peace Forum.

Participants included Sam Altman of OpenAI, Dario Amodei of Anthropic, Microsoft president Brad Smith and Mistral AI's Arthur Mensch. Representatives of eight countries, among them Canada, Japan, Norway, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, also took part, as did US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and delegates from the UN and the OECD.

Three commitments

The charter rests on three pillars. First, policymakers, developers and researchers pledge to build a shared, independent and public framework for assessing and managing the risks of frontier models, with a focus on cyberattacks and cases where a developer loses control of a powerful model.

Second, signatories will strengthen existing reporting and alert mechanisms to share information quickly on serious cyber or loss-of-control incidents, according to the Élysée. Public authorities also commit to secure, confidential channels so whistleblowers can flag systemic risks without fear of retaliation.

Third, model developers pledge to publish the known capabilities, limits and risks of their systems. On X, Macron said the aim is not to reject these innovations but to create a framework that addresses three kinds of danger: children, democratic security and major national security issues.

Restrictions for young users on the table

In an interview with Les Echos, Macron said that if certain uses of AI pose a risk to children, they should be banned, adding that AI must not become a "Wild West". Having pushed to bar under-15s from social media, he is now considering limiting young people's access to some AI tools.

Calls for regulation have multiplied in recent months. Donald Trump had major US AI players sign a code of conduct, while OpenAI, Google and Anthropic are reportedly working on their own AI watchdog. How much weight the Paris charter will carry remains to be seen.

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