Yesterday, on the eve of the beginning of the top, which will bring around one hundred countries together today and tomorrow, Macron announced that France is preparing for receiving 109 billion euros in investments for the development of artificial intelligence in the coming years.
The top about the artificial intelligence (Ai) that starts tomorrow Paris He will try to agree a worldwide management system in the sector to try to ensure that technology serves society.
The two -day top brings around one hundred countries and a thousand attendees together among rulers, responsible for international, scientific and academic organizations, large technological managers (Google, Open IA or Meta) and NGOs.
Co -chair by the French president, Emmanuel Macronand the Indian prime minister, Narendra ModiThe appointment intends to announce the reinforcement of the international mechanism to ensure that the AI standards are uniforms, indicated Elysium sources.
They added that creating a fund for the worldwide development of artificial intelligence technologies and ensuring that countries have access to the AI ”with strategic independence” is also expected. The goal is to give a “very political” message that artificial intelligence should come to the service of society and not the other way around, “according to French presidency.
109 billion euros
Yesterday, on the eve of the start of the top on the AI, in an interview on television that Macron announced that will receive France 109 billion euros In investments in artificial intelligence ‘in the coming years’. He insisted that it is not accessible to maintain “our technological independence” and that Europe is lagging behind in data centers.
The formal announcement of investments will be made this Monday, although several of them have already been claimed in recent days. Among other things, the most important French company of this sector, Mistral AI, has announced that it will build its first data center in France, with an investment of several billions of euros-
On the other hand, the Canadian Fund Brookfield announced the investment of 20 billion euros in France to build data centers, the first in Cambrai (North).
In addition, France and the United Arab Emirates announced a strategic association on Wednesday to build in a gigantic data center in this country, as well as other joint projects in the sector.
Source: EITB
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