Silicon Republic February 10, 2025
France’s investment is ‘equivalent’ to Stargate, Macron told journalists.
French president Emmanuel Macron has announced €109bn in investments into artificial intelligence (AI) technology as the European country ramps up to match the US.
The president made the announcement yesterday (9 February), a day ahead of the French AI Summit, a two-day gathering which will bring high profile names such as OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman, Google’s Sundar Pichai, US vice-president JD Vance, Taoiseach Micheál Martin, as well as academics, non-governmental organisations and artists under one roof to discuss the future of AI.
The event will be co-chaired by India and is set to enable dialogue between the US, China and emerging nations invested in AI.
France’s more than €100bn commitment into...