Paris, France - February 11, 2025 As part of the international Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit in Paris, a China side event was held on Tuesday, bringing together leading AI experts from across the world to exchange views on global AI cooperation. The event attracted over 60 experts, with more than 150 participants in total. Distinguished scholars from top universities, research institutions, and think tanks engaged in in-depth discussions on how to boost international collaboration in AI governance. Duncan Cass-Beggs, executive director of the Global AI Risks Initiative at the Center for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), highlighted the great potential and risks caused by the fast development of AI. "It may come a time where, in fact, I think we're headed towards this scenario right now quite quickly, where it's possible to create systems that are extremely capable, potentially far beyond general human abilities, but where we still don't know how to control those systems," said Cass-Beggs. He underscored the importance of international cooperation in tackling these challenges and expressed hope that, through collective efforts, effective AI governance mechanisms, processes, or institutions could be developed. However, he stressed that such a milestone would require the world's best talents, many of whom, he believes, will come from China. The AI Action Summit, which took place from Monday to Tuesday in Paris, drew representatives from nearly 100 countries and over 1,000 stakeholders from the private sector and civil society. During the two-day summit, heads of state and government and high-level representatives from more than 30 countries, along with leaders of international organizations, jointly signed a Statement on Inclusive and Sustainable Artificial Intelligence for People and the Planet. Shotlist: Paris, France - Feb 11, 2025: 1. Venue for Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit China Side Event; 2. Various of side event in progress, experts delivering speeches, other attendees; 3. SOUNDBITE (English) Duncan Cass-Beggs, executive director, Global AI Risks Initiative, Center for International Governance Innovation (CIGI): "It may come a time where, in fact, I think we're headed towards this scenario right now quite quickly, where it's possible to create systems that are extremely capable, potentially far beyond general human abilities, but where we still don't know how to control those systems."; 4. Various of side event in progress; Paris, France - Feb 10, 2025 5. Sign of AI Action Summit; 6. Various of interior of AI Action Summit venue, attendees. [Restriction - No access Chinese mainland]