Macron urges Europe to simplify its regulations to return to the AI race
All eyes were on French President Emmanuel Macron at the end of the first day of the Summit of the action of artificial intelligence in Paris after announcing a Investment package of 109 billion euros (About $ 112 billion at current exchange rates) in the French AI ecosystem on Sunday evening.
He reiterated this financial commitment from private partners wishing to build data centers in France (mainly) and invest in AI startups (sometimes). According to him, the main reason why international investors choose France for their next massive data center project comes down to the excess offer of the country.
“I have a good friend on the other side of the ocean by saying” Drill, baby, forest “. Here, there is no need to drill, it’s just “plug, baby, plug,” said President Macron.
But he does not want to make the top of action AI on France. “For me, this summit is not only the announcement of a lot of investment in France. It is an alarm clock for a European strategy, “he said.
“Tomorrow, President Van der Leyen will announce the European AI strategy and this will be a very important opportunity. But this strategy will be a unique opportunity for Europe to accelerate, simplify our regulations, deepen the single market and also invest in IT capacities, “he added.
As the European Union wants Rationalization of regulationsMacron also seems to support this line of thought. “It is very clear that we must synchronize with the rest of the world in terms of transmission, in terms of permit, in terms of authorization, clinical trials – I mean, in all the different sectors.”
Macron has also urged European companies to buy from European startups. According to him, most companies in the United States and China promote local solutions. But this is rarely the case in Europe, especially with regard to technology.
Tuesday, world leaders and technological CEOs will unveil a new declaration. Many will examine both the content and the list of countries signing the commitment at the end of the summit to see if it is always possible to agree on a list of priorities with regard to AI regulation.
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