Macron: Europe is not in the AI competition today
Macron: Europe is not in the AI competition today
For a man who has spent his career to make France more business -friendly, the prospects for Europe in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) are worrying. This neglect could be expensive for the EU.
Macron's warning for Europe
"We are not in the race today," said French President Emmanuel Macron in an exclusive interview with Richard Quest from CNN in the Élysée-Palast. "We hang after." He emphasized the need for a AI agenda for Europe to reduce the distance from the USA and China. Macron expressed his concern that Europe could become a mere AI consumer that loses control of the future development and orientation of this technology.
Ai summit in Paris
These thoughts contribute to the motivation behind the AI summit in Paris this week-another attempt to put France at the center of international debate and decision-making. Macron regularly emphasizes the prospects of the Mistral company based in Paris, which is widely considered a European competitor of Openaai and recently presented a new app. The company states that it can achieve the same results with less computing power as its US competitors, but is exposed to the pressure of a new, cheaper Chinese competitor, Deepseek.
Financing for Europe's future
Thanks to its energy -intensive nuclear portfolio, France is a net energy exporter and is located in an enviable position for the establishment of energy -hungry data centers. The French government is planning to present the largest supercomputer in Europe, outside of Paris, until autumn 2025. The Mont Valerien location will be a military facility that should provide AI skills on a large scale in order to solve design and engineering questions, such as the architecture of the next aircraft carriers in France. According to the French Ministry of Defense, KI will also be used to improve future military technologies and practices, such as when disturbing drones.The challenge of financing
Europe only holds 3-5 % of global computing power, and Macron hopes that this will open up France's excess capacity to shape the future of AI in Europe. He strives to create 20 % of global data centers. But the financing - especially from the USA and the Gulf States - will be crucial, as Macron emphasized: "Europe has to be much better here."
The search for investments within the continent could prove to be an advantage if US President Donald Trump implemented his customs threats against European partners. Trump explained at the World Economic Forum in January: "From the point of view of America, the EU treats us very, very unfairly." After the threat of tariffs against the EU, Trump threatened with new, so-called could.
positioning in global competition
Competitiveness is crucial, Macron emphasized to CNN: "I will fight for AI," he said, demanding a more entrepreneur -friendly environment in Europe. "I will fight for more defense and security solutions as Europeans and for the maximum possible level of ambition in all these questions." The months of February and March are intended to introduce new announcements and a timetable for reforms to regulate AI startups in order to survive in competition with the USA and China.
Macron hopes that this week's summit will be a “wake -up call” for Europe, at least for the Ki area.
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