French president Emmanuel Macron is hosting an AI summit that is expected to discuss potential for closer global co-operation on the technology. Photograph: Teresa Suarez/AFP via Getty Images European politicians are coming under pressure to relax guardrails put on artificial intelligence (AI) technology to help Europe make up ground it has lost to the United States and China in the global race to dominate the sector. World leaders and tech executives are gathering in Paris on Monday for a two-day summit on AI, organised by French president Emmanuel Macron. The summit is taking place at a time of significant disruption...