Vice President JD Vance will lead the US delegation to a major AI summit in Paris next week, but technical staff from the AI Safety Institute will not be included. Around 100 countries will take part in discussions on AI's potential during the event on 10 and 11 February.

Representatives from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy will attend, including Principal Deputy Director Lynne Parker and Senior Policy Advisor Sriram Krishnan. However, the Trump administration has scrapped plans for officials from the Commerce and Homeland Security departments to join, including members of the AI Safety Institute.

The institute, created under former President Joe Biden, focuses on AI risk mitigation and has collaborated with companies like OpenAI and Anthropic. Its future under the new administration remains uncertain, especially following Trump's decision to revoke a Biden-era AI executive order.

The absence of Commerce Department officials may reflect ongoing transitions following the 20 January inauguration. The Paris summit will focus less on AI dangers than previous meetings in Bletchley Park and Seoul, a topic dismissed by some in the technology sector.