Guess what? 🤖 France is making a HUGE investment in Artificial Intelligence (AI)! 🇫🇷💡
On Sunday night, French President Emmanuel Macron announced that France will invest 109 billion euros (that’s about $112 billion) in AI over the next few years. That’s a lot of money! 🤑
He shared this exciting news during an interview on France 2, a major TV channel in France. President Macron said this investment is like France’s version of what the United States announced with their big AI project called “Stargate”. 🚀
Where is all this money coming from? 💰
The funds will come from different places:
- The United Arab Emirates 🌴
- Big investment funds from the United States and Canada 🇺🇸🇨🇦
- French companies 🏢
What about other AI technologies? 🤔
When asked about China’s AI technology called DeepSeek, President Macron said France doesn’t plan to ban it. He believes it’s not right to ban a technology just because of where it comes from. 🌍 He mentioned that France doesn’t want to restrict technologies based on nationality.
An AI Summit in Paris! 🗼
France is hosting the AI Action Summit in Paris on February 10 and 11! 🎉 At this summit, people will talk about:
- Public interest AI – How AI can help everyone!
- The future of work – Jobs and robots! 🤖
- Innovation and culture – Creative AI ideas! 🎨
- Trust in AI – Making sure AI is safe and helpful.
- Global AI governance – Setting rules for AI around the world.
This event will bring together representatives from almost 100 countries and over 1,000 people from businesses and communities. They’ve been invited because they’re excited about AI and want to help shape its future! 🌐
Why is this important? 🌟
Artificial Intelligence is changing the world! From self-driving cars 🚘 to smart assistants like Siri and Alexa 🗣️, AI is everywhere. France’s big investment means they’ll be at the forefront of new and exciting technologies that could change how we live, work, and play! 🎮
Isn’t that amazing? What do you think about AI and all these new possibilities? 🤩
Reference(s):
cgtn.com
