As part of the 2025 AI Action Summit, the launch of the PostGenAI@Paris Cluster, and the Responsible AI initiative, SCAI is organizing a series of conferences on the challenges and risks associated with the use of new AI-based tools.

The SCAI Responsible AI Conferences at Sorbonne University provide a critical forum for exploring the ethical, societal, and epistemological implications of artificial intelligence. Centered around key strategic themes—disinformation, biodiversity, and regulation—these events bring together researchers, decision-makers, and experts to examine the tensions between technological innovation, regulatory frameworks, and the common good. Through keynotes and interdisciplinary discussions, the series aims to reconcile scientific rigor with informed governance in a rapidly evolving AI landscape. Open to the general public, these events invite broad participation in this essential conversation.

Panthéon-Assas University coordinator for this conference:

• Bruno Deffains, Professor at Paris Panthéon-Assas University, Head of the AI & Justice program – PostGenAI AI Cluster, Director of the Competition and Digital Economy Chair.

Sorbonne University Steering Committee for this initiative:

• Gérard Biau, Director of SCAI and Professor of Statistics at Sorbonne University
• Xavier Fresquet, Deputy Director of SCAI
• Céline Gainet, Associate Professor of Finance at Sorbonne University and member of SCAI
• Anna Bonnet, Associate Professor of Statistics at the LPSM (Laboratory of Probability, Statistics and Modeling) of Sorbonne University, Member of SCAI
• Christophe Denis, Professor at Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University, Member of SCAI
• Rafael Pinot, Professor of Mathematics at the LPSM of Sorbonne University, Member of SCAI
• Erwan Scornet, Professor of AI at the LPSM of Sorbonne University, Member of SCAI

These events are free and open to all (children and teenagers are welcome), subject to availability and registration.

 

Third Conference – June 30, 2025:
Generative AI and Regulation: What Framework for the Future?

In a context shaped by the rapid emergence of generative artificial intelligence tools, there is an urgent need for collective reflection on regulatory mechanisms. This third conference in the “Responsible AI” series will address the complex and pressing issue of AI regulation.

What models of governance can effectively frame technologies in constant evolution? How can we reconcile innovation and responsibility in an accelerating digital world? What roles should public authorities, businesses, and civil society play in defining common rules? These questions will be at the heart of the event.

Luc Julia, AI pioneer and renowned expert in the field, will open the session with an analysis of the current dynamics between AI and regulation. This will be followed by contributions from representatives of the European Commission, the CNIL (French Data Protection Authority), and the French Competition Authority, who will examine regulatory tools and mechanisms in light of ongoing economic transformations.

Key discussion topics will include:

• The limitations of self-regulation by companies in the AI sector
• Cooperation between national and European regulatory authorities
• Challenges and issues surrounding the governance of AI

To attend the conference, which is free and open to all (including children and teenagers), please register via this link.

 Speakers:

• Luc Julia, Co-creator of Siri and Chief Scientific Officer at Renault
• Yann Guthmann, Graduate of École Polytechnique and ENSAE, Head of the Digital Economy Department at the French Competition Authority
• Thomas DAUTIEU, Director of Legal Support at the CNIL

• Marion Ho-Dac, Professor of Private Law at the University of Artois

  A Member of the Court of Justice of the European Union (TBC)

• Mathieu Rouault, Science journalist and debate moderator
   
  
  

 
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Université Paris-Panthéon-Assas is a public institution for higher education and research, specializing in law, political science, economics, and management. The university serves over 18,000 students across several Parisian campuses (Assas, Panthéon, Vaugirard, Melun) and is expanding internationally, with campuses in Dubai, Singapore, and Mauritius. It offers a wide range of academic programs, from national degrees (Bachelor’s, Master’s, PhD) to international tracks, in a rigorous and demanding environment that is open to contemporary global challenges.