The VivaTech show opens on June 14, 2023 and among the speeches of the day, that of Emmanuel Macron should include a number of funding announcements for tech.
VivaTech 2023 continues until June 17 at Paris Expo, Porte de Versailles.
Artificial intelligence is at the heart of Emmanuel Macron’s objectives
On Twitter, the President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron, revealed some of his ambitions and perspectives for the 2023 edition of the VivaTech show. Fact, ” in the field of artificial intelligence “, Mr. Macron wishes” that France be the champion in this area and position itself at the forefront of this new industrial revolution “. The Head of State’s 3 main priorities for this new VivaTech 2023 show are funding, training and research.
In a long tweet posted on Tuesday June 13, 2023 detailing the next government objectives concerning French industrial sovereignty, Emmanuel Macron therefore announced his trip to the VivaTech show for the day. On the president’s menu, 20 minutes announces in particular a speech scheduled for 5 p.m. at the Paris Expo located at Porte de Versailles, which will mainly address innovation and artificial intelligence. In particular, the state should release funds for French language models, more broadly to boost innovation on the tech side.
always according to 20 minutes, Emmanuel Macron should speak jointly with the CEO of Mistral, Arthur Mensch, whose start-up specializing in AI has not gone unnoticed lately with a fundraising of 105 million euros. In his tweet of June 13, 2023, the President of the Republic also announced that he wanted, with regard to artificial intelligence, “ move forward to regulate and master this technology in particular to explicitly inform when content is generated using AI. One of the goals is to fight against deepfakes, such as the one against Pope Francis. Emmanuel Macron is not left out, as you can see in the tweet below.
Elon Musk in the footsteps of Steve Jobs?
Among the key events of this new edition of the VivaTech show, Elon Musk’s speech is highly anticipated to say the least. Present in France last month in particular to meet the President of the Republic and attend the “Choose France” event, Musk could, according to 20 minutesannounce the forthcoming establishment of a Tesla factory in France, which would be the wish of the government.
The CEO of Tesla and Twitter will speak at the Dome of the Palais des Sports, still Porte de Versailles, in front of an audience of up to 4,000 spectators. It was in this same place that the Apple Expo was held between 2000 and 2008, where Steve Jobs alternated between keynotes and press conferences. Note that if you want to attend the VivaTech 2023 show, a 4-day pass is still available for sale, but the bill remains steep (620 euros for visitors only).
Source : 20 minutes
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