A news program shows China's President Xi Jinping speaking at the opening ceremony of the World Artificial Intelligence Conference, on a giant screen outside a shopping mall in Beijing on July 17, 2026. Artificial intelligence should not be dominated by a single country, China's President Xi Jinping said on July 17 at a major technology conference in Shanghai, urging international cooperation on its development. (Photo by GREG BAKER / AFP via Getty Images)

BRUHL, GERMANY - JULY 17: German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil chats with Dorothee Bär, German Minister of Research, Technology, and Space prior to a family photo at Augustusburg Palace during defence consultations between the German and French governments as part of the 26th German-French Ministerial Council on July 17, 2026 in Bruhl, Germany. The German and French governments are meeting today at Bruhl to discuss a range of bilateral and international topics. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)

BRUHL, GERMANY - JULY 17: German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil chats with Dorothee Bär, German Minister of Research, Technology, and Space prior to a family photo at Augustusburg Palace during defence consultations between the German and French governments as part of the 26th German-French Ministerial Council on July 17, 2026 in Bruhl, Germany. The German and French governments are meeting today at Bruhl to discuss a range of bilateral and international topics. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)

BRUHL, GERMANY - JULY 17: Dorothee Bär, German Minister of Research, Technology, and Space walks down for a family photo at Augustusburg Palace during defence consultations between the German and French governments as part of the 26th German-French Ministerial Council on July 17, 2026 in Bruhl, Germany. The German and French governments are meeting today at Bruhl to discuss a range of bilateral and international topics. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)

BRUHL, GERMANY - JULY 17: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (back side) and French President Emmanuel Macron pose for a family photo as Dorothee Bär, German Minister of Research, Technology, and Space smiles at Augustusburg Palace during defence consultations between the German and French governments as part of the 26th German-French Ministerial Council on July 17, 2026 in Bruhl, Germany. The German and French governments are meeting today at Bruhl to discuss a range of bilateral and international topics. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)

BRUHL, GERMANY - JULY 17: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (back side) and French President Emmanuel Macron pose for a family photo as Dorothee Bär, German Minister of Research, Technology, and Space smiles at Augustusburg Palace during defence consultations between the German and French governments as part of the 26th German-French Ministerial Council on July 17, 2026 in Bruhl, Germany. The German and French governments are meeting today at Bruhl to discuss a range of bilateral and international topics. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)

BRUHL, GERMANY - JULY 17: Dorothee Bär, German Minister of Research, Technology, and Space walks down for a family photo at Augustusburg Palace during defence consultations between the German and French governments as part of the 26th German-French Ministerial Council on July 17, 2026 in Bruhl, Germany. The German and French governments are meeting today at Bruhl to discuss a range of bilateral and international topics. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)

BRUHL, GERMANY - JULY 17: Dorothee Bär, German Minister of Research, Technology, and Space walks down for a family photo at Augustusburg Palace during defence consultations between the German and French governments as part of the 26th German-French Ministerial Council on July 17, 2026 in Bruhl, Germany. The German and French governments are meeting today at Bruhl to discuss a range of bilateral and international topics. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)