EU leaders hold first-ever AI summit in Dublin with Mistral's Arthur Mensch and Geoffrey Hinton

EU heads of government met in Dublin on Friday for their first dedicated discussion of artificial intelligence, an informal European Council summit called by President António Costa. Mistral AI CEO Arthur Mensch joined a session on Europe's competitiveness, AI sovereignty, infrastructure and investment, while Nobel laureate Geoffrey Hinton joined a session on AI's impact on rights, jobs, democracy and security. The informal format means no formal conclusions are expected, and a dispute over who should represent Europe in Ukraine peace talks is also on the agenda.