Emmanuel Macron gets the kings of AI to sign an international commitment

On November 9, 2026, on the eve of the 9th edition of the Paris Peace Forum, Emmanuel Macron brought together via video conference several leading figures in the sector, including Sam Altman (OpenAI), Dario Amodei (Anthropic), Brad Smith (the president of Microsoft) and Arthur Mensch (Mistral AI).

We could also note the presence of representatives from eight countries (Canada, Japan, Norway, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom…), Scott Bessent (U.S. Treasury Secretary), as well as representatives from two international organizations: the UN and the OECD. Under the auspices of the President of the Republic, they all committed to respecting a charter intended to regulate artificial intelligence worldwide.

Three commitments to better control artificial intelligence

This charter, titled “Paris Call for AI Safety,” is structured around three pillars. First, public policymakers, developers, and researchers commit to establishing a common evaluation framework and arrangements for managing risks associated with frontier models. This evaluation framework must be independent and public. More specifically, this concerns the risks of cyberattacks and cases in which their designers lose control of powerful models.

Second, the signatories commit to strengthening the existing reporting and alert mechanisms “in order to rapidly share information concerning serious cyber incidents or cases of loss of control,” as the Élysée explains. Public policymakers also commit “to providing secure and confidential channels that enable whistleblowers to report systemic risks without fear of reprisals.”

Finally, thirdly, the charter calls on developers of state-of-the-art models to take greater responsibility. They commit to “making the capabilities, limitations, and known risks of their models public.” On X, Emmanuel Macron said: “The idea is not to reject these innovations, but to succeed in creating a framework that takes account of the dangers, which fall into three categories: our children, democratic security, and major national security issues.”

Emmanuel Macron is considering banning certain AI tools for young people

In an interview with the Les Echos newspaper, Emmanuel Macron said: “If certain uses of AI pose a risk to children, then they must be banned.” He then clarified: “Just because something is AI does not mean it has to be the Wild West. This system is not sustainable; it must be changed, or even banned if it is harmful.” Having sought to ban access to social media for children under 15, the president of the Republic now plans to restrict young people’s access to certain artificial intelligence tools.

In any case, calls to regulate artificial intelligence have multiplied in the space of a few months.Donald Trump had the leading American AI players sign a code of conduct, while OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic are reportedly working on developing their own AI regulator. It remains to be seen how much weight the charter signed under Emmanuel Macron’s auspices could carry.

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Source: The Élysée Palace