France, Nov. 11 -- A year and a half after the Paris Summit for Action on Artificial Intelligence, the French capital is once again at the heart of international discussions on the emerging technology.

President Emmanuel Macron, who has been vocal about the need for regulation, warned that "just because it's AI doesn't mean it should be the Wild West."

Macron, who is also pushing to ban under-15s from certain social media platforms, said: "If there is a risk for children with certain uses of AI, then it must be banned."

He made the comments in an interview with the French daily Les Echos on the eve of the adoption of a charter on the subject at the Paris Peace Forum.

On Tuesday, a committee of experts made up of psychiatrists, lawyers...