**Editor’s Note:** Today, Google CEO Sundar Pichai delivered remarks at the AI Action Summit in Paris. Below is a transcript of his prepared speech. --- Distinguished leaders, it's a pleasure to be here today. Thank you, President Macron, for inviting me and for assembling such a distinguished gathering. AI represents a groundbreaking technology, and discussions like this one are essential for fostering collaboration and concrete actions. As we conclude today's sessions, I want to express my optimism about AI's potential to benefit everyone, everywhere. My passion for improving lives through technology is deeply personal. Growing up in Chennai, India, access to new technologies was limited, exemplified by our five-year wait for a rotary phone. This phone transformed our lives, allowing me to quickly obtain medical test results for my mother instead of enduring long trips to the hospital. This experience inspired my journey to the U. S. and my eventual role at Google. I firmly believe we are only at the beginning of AI's transformative potential, which surpasses the shifts brought by personal computing and mobile technology. AI could democratize information access like the internet did. The cost of processing information has dramatically decreased—97% in the past 18 months—making AI more accessible. AI interactions are becoming more intuitive, centering on human experiences and enhancing capabilities across various sectors, including public services.

As this technology progresses, it will spur innovation and economic growth globally while enhancing knowledge, creativity, and productivity. Google’s commitment to AI stems from our mission to make the world’s information universally accessible and useful. Over the past decade, our researchers have contributed significantly to AI advancements, including essential language understanding techniques, the development of the Transformer architecture, and achieving breakthroughs like defeating top Go players. Our generative AI papers have been cited more than those from any other organization. To support these advancements, we've built extensive infrastructure, including millions of miles of fiber optics and custom AI chips, improving carbon efficiency significantly in recent generations. This infrastructure establishes the foundation for cutting-edge AI technologies like our multimodal Gemini model. We are committed to making AI accessible through applications that enhance everyday life for over 2 billion users via products like Maps and Search. Innovative tools, such as deep research assistants, offer users in-depth analyses for more informed decisions, while projects like NotebookLM enable users to transform dense documents into accessible formats such as podcasts. AI is also redefining scientific research, demonstrated by AlphaFold, which predicts protein structures and has significantly accelerated research efforts in fields like drug development. Our quantum computing advancements are paving the way for more breakthroughs in medicine and energy efficiency. AI’s societal benefits are vast. Efforts like Google Translate now encompass over 110 new languages, increasing global communication. Collaborations with organizations like Institut Curie aim to leverage AI for cancer treatments, while AI is aiding in disaster response and environmental monitoring to enhance community safety. These examples highlight AI's immense potential, but realizing its full benefits requires collective action and intentional strategies. To harness AI's potential, we must foster an ecosystem that supports innovation and deployment, improve infrastructure, and prepare the workforce for an AI-driven future by providing education and training opportunities. It’s crucial we address AI's limitations and ethical concerns as we develop these technologies. We stand at a unique juncture to democratize access to technology and ensure it serves all people, preventing a divide created by AI advancements. With our joint efforts, we can make AI a powerful tool for positive change.