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Emmanuel Macron

President of the French Republic

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We must succeed in better regulating them to prevent them from falling into the hands of authoritarian regimes, people who could pose a threat to our cyber security or our societies.

Emmanuel Macron

President of the French Republic

At the 2026 G7 Summit, Emmanuel Macron called for stronger regulation of advanced AI models to prevent authoritarian regimes and people who could threaten cybersecurity or societies from obtaining them.

President of the French RepublicJune 17, 2026Élysée — Presidency of the French Republic

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We must now go further and succeed in improving regulation. The challenge that lies before us – and we had many discussions with the AI and technology leaders as well as with the US administration – concerns frontier models. We must succeed in better regulating them to prevent them from falling into the hands of authoritarian regimes, people who could pose a threat to our cyber security or our societies. To do so, however, the answer cannot be a lack of cooperation between democracies.

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  • Earlier in the same passage, Macron also endorsed AI innovation, computing, data centres, productivity and health benefits.

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This is why the opportunity and the need for a regulation have become clear today. This must be undertaken on an international level.

Emmanuel Macron

President of the French Republic

At the 2026 G7 Summit, Emmanuel Macron called for AI regulation at the international level.

President of the French RepublicJune 17, 2026Élysée — Presidency of the French Republic

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But it is no longer possible for anyone, either political or business leaders, to ignore its impact on our democracies and our societies. This is why the opportunity and the need for a regulation have become clear today. This must be undertaken on an international level. We began this work with the G7 with a Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence initiative backed by France and Canada to build an initial structure hosted at the OECD. We must now go further and succeed in improving regulation.

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  • In the same passage, Macron said the participants wanted AI innovation, computing, data centres, productivity and health benefits; his position was international regulation alongside those benefits, not opposition to AI development.

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