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U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance held talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the "Artificial Intelligence (AI) Summit" held in Paris, France, on the 11th (local time). Vice President Vance criticized the European Union's (EU) comprehensive efforts to regulate the U.S. information and technology (IT) industry. / AFP·Yonhap AFP Yonhap News Photo by AFP

J.D. Vance, Vice President of the United States and a senior official in the second Trump administration, criticized the European Union's (EU) comprehensive efforts to regulate the U.S. information and technology (IT) industry on the 11th (local time).

According to foreign media such as The Washington Post and the Associated Press, Vice President Vance made these remarks at the Grand Palais in Paris, France, during the 'Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit' co-hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, also attended the event.

Vice President Vance also warned that the Trump administration would not tolerate increased regulation of American IT companies by foreign governments.

He expressed concerns that risk-averse AI regulations could hinder the development of emerging technologies, stating, "I hope our European friends view this new frontier not with fear but with optimism."

Additionally, Vice President Vance pledged that the Trump administration would make maintaining American leadership in the AI sector a "top priority."

U.S. big tech companies have expressed dissatisfaction with the EU-centered tightening of technology regulations. Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, urged Trump to block the EU's regulations during a podcast interview on the 10th. He mentioned, "EU authorities have imposed over $30 billion (43.9 trillion won) in fines on American tech companies over the past 20 years."

The European Commission is also conducting a comprehensive review of antitrust investigations into U.S. big tech companies since the start of the Trump administration. According to a report by the Financial Times (FT) in the UK in January, the European Commission decided to re-examine all cases initiated under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), an antitrust regulation for big tech that came into effect in March last year.