AI à la française
06 February 2025
Starting next week, the who's who of the AI world is descending on Paris ahead of one of the largest AI summits the continent has ever seen. World leaders – including representatives of the EU, China and the US – experts and big tech companies will gather to try to find a global consensus on the safe development of AI.
The summit plays into the French vision for a so-called "Third Way" for AI investment: Paris isn't Silicon Valley, but not Beijing either. This vision emphasises ethics and environmental considerations in AI and aligns with France's broader strategy of promoting European strategic autonomy and sovereignty to reduce reliance on China and the US.
 | Anna Desmarais France is pushing hard to lead the way in AI innovation in continental Europe. Mistral, France's AI darling, has been widely cited as a European rival to the US AI giant Open AI. The country has strong research institutes, like École Polytechnique, INRIA and CNRS, that are leading the way in AI innovation. |
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