Europe ‘not in AI race today,’ French President Macron says

Europe ‘not in the AI race today,’ French President Macron says
For a man who’s spent his career battling to make France more pro-business, Europe’s prospects on artificial intelligence are worrying: an oversight that could cost the bloc dearly.
Macron signals investments of 109 billion euros in French AI by private sector
France will announce private sector investments totalling some 109 billion euros ($112.5 billion) in its artificial intelligence sector during the Paris AI summit which opens on Monday, President Emmanuel Macron said.
France to Announce €109 Billion in Fresh AI Investments
France is set to announce a total of €109 billion ($113 billion) in investment in artificial intelligence projects in the country by companies, funds and other sources over coming years, President Emmanuel Macron said on the eve of a two-day AI summit in Paris.
Macron beats French investment drum ahead of AI summit
French President Emmanuel Macron trumpeted the benefits of artificial intelligence Sunday, ahead of a two-day Paris summit on the technology and its potential benefits and pitfalls.
France to invest 109 billion euros in AI, Macron announces
President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday that France will announce investments amounting to 109 billion euros ($112.5 billion) in artificial intelligence over the coming years during the Paris AI summit opening Monday.
Macron says France to receive 109 bn euros of AI investment in 'coming years'
Investors will pump 109 billion euros into artificial intelligence (AI) projects in France in the coming years, President Emmanuel Macron said Sunday ahead of a two-day global summit on the technology in Paris.

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