The President of the Republic made some comments on the new AI Act which show very tempered enthusiasm.
Last week, the European Commission announced everywhere that an agreement had finally been found for rules to be imposed on the development of artificial intelligence on the old Continent, the famous AI Act. But if for many people in Brussels, this is a unique step forward to the credit of the European Union, for others, it could be a text that is still imperfect. Other people like Emmanuel Macron!
A competition problem
Enthusiasm is not necessarily contagious in politics. Because if the new AI Act was celebrated in Brussels, in Paris, it is rather the concerns that are emerging. And it is the most important voice in the country, that of the President of the Republic, who spoke on this subject.
Emmanuel Macron thus explained that he did not think that “ much more regulated than the others ” was ” a good idea. » In its sights, the United States, China and the United Kingdom, which will propose much less restrictive rules, giving them an advantage in this new market.
The AI Act fact that we are the first place in the world where, on so-called foundational AI models, we will regulate much more than the others » detailed the tenant of the Élysée.
France wants to protect Mistral AI
The concern is all the more understandable as this announcement comes at a time when a French unicorn specializing in artificial intelligence, Mistral AI, is starting to emerge. This company has just completed fundraising of several hundred million euros, and has a valuation of nearly 2 billion euros. And it seems that Emmanuel Macron does not want to see his development hampered.
“ We can decide to regulate much faster and much stronger than our major competitors. But we will regulate things that we will no longer produce or invent. This is never a good idea and therefore we must always be at the right speed and in any case at the right rhythm » indicated the head of state.
Source : The Parisian, Release
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