Macron calls for Europe to simplify its regulations to return to the AI ​​race

All eyes were directed to French President Emmanuel Macron at the end of the first day of The tip of the artificial intelligence in Paris after he announced a 109 billion euro investment package (About $ 112 billion in current exchange rates) in the French ecosystem AI.

He repeated this financial commitment from private partners wishing to build data centers in France (most of all) and invest in start -ups (sometimes). According to him, the main reason why international investors choose France for their next massive project for data centers is reduced to the over -offer of nuclear energy to the country.

“I have a good friend on the other side of the ocean who says” training, honey, workout. ” You don’t need to break through, it’s just “plug, honey, plug,” Macron said.

But he does not want to make the AI ​​Action summit for France. “For me, this summit is not just a lot of investment in France. This is a wake -up for a European strategy, “he said.

“Tomorrow, President Van der Leyen will announce the European AI strategy and this will be a very important occasion. But this strategy will be a unique opportunity for Europe to accelerate, to simplify our regulations, to deepen the single market and to invest in the computing capabilities, “he added.

As the European Union wants Optimization of regulationMacron also seems to support this line of thinking. “It is very clear that we need to synchronize with the rest of the world in terms of transmission, with regard to permission, in terms of permission, clinical trials – I mean in all different sectors.”

Macron also called on European companies to buy from European startup companies. According to him, most companies in the US and China prefer home solutions. But this rarely happens in Europe, especially when it comes to technology.

On Tuesday, global leaders and technology executives will reveal a new statement. Many will look at both the content and the list of countries that sign the promise at the end of the summit to see if it is still possible to agree on a list of priorities when it comes to regulating AI.

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