But many attendees at a summit in Paris worry that the risks of A.I. will be overlooked as the continent rushes to keep up with the United States and China.

An artificial intelligence race is heating up between the United States and China — but don’t count Europe out.

That was the pitch that President Emmanuel Macron of France made on Monday as Paris hosted an A.I. summit, where government leaders, top tech executives and academic experts have gathered to discuss the hopes surrounding A.I., as well as the fears of economic and societal disruption that the rapidly evolving technology has fueled.

“We are back in the race,” Mr. Macron said under the soaring steel and glass roof of the Grand Palais, the exhibition hall where France and India have teamed up to hold the summit.

Mr. Macron said it was crucial to develop artificial intelligence that was “at the service of humanity” and

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