French President Emmanuel Macron will unveil new plans to support the development of artificial intelligence (AI) and high-tech start-ups in France at the VivaTech technology trade fair in Paris.
At the opening ceremony of Vivatech, Europe’s largest technology trade fair, Emmanuel Macron will unveil new plans to help French artificial intelligence and more generally French tech startups develop.
The 7th Tech Fair in Paris attracts more than 2,200 exhibitors, including well-known industry leaders, with ticket prices as high as €620 and stands selling for more than €100,000. Regardless, 10,000 business representatives are expected to attend.
Attendees will witness a variety of cutting-edge products and concepts, including ski masks with augmented reality capabilities, exoskeletons designed for healthcare workers, AI-animated Van Gogh masterpieces, and hydrogen-powered cars. can be expected. Organizers expect about 100,000 visitors on Saturday’s open day.
A regular at the event, Macron has been a strong proponent of a ‘startup nation’ vision since 2017. He will join VivaTech to connect with entrepreneurs and gain insight into the latest tech trends.
In a tweet posted on Tuesday, Mr Macron expressed his ambitions for France to take the lead and become a front-runner in artificial intelligence.
“I want France to be the champion of this new industrial revolution and to be at the forefront. As Europeans we must also move forward with regulation,” he tweeted.
Specifically, Macron is expected to announce a new funding initiative for French AI, including support for French language models. The talk will take place around 17:00 CET.
For languages other than English, language models face limitations. The availability of training data for languages other than English may be limited, which may result in reduced model accuracy and fluency in those languages. Furthermore, training data may be of poor quality, English-centric models may reflect biases, and lack a comprehensive understanding of cultural nuances and linguistic patterns specific to other languages. doing.
Macron is also likely to announce new initiatives aimed at encouraging investment in innovation as well as his approach to AI regulation. The French president intends to actively enforce certain provisions of the upcoming European AI regulation in France without waiting for formal implementation. This includes an obligation to disclose when content is generated by artificial intelligence, ensuring transparency and accountability.
French AI firm raises funding to challenge OpenAI
Accompanying President Macron on stage is Arthur Mensch, CEO of Mistral, an AI startup founded by prominent experts at Google and Meta (Facebook). Just four weeks after its launch, Mistral has secured an impressive €105 million funding round to compete with OpenAI. , set a new record in the field of AI in France.
It’s not yet clear what Mistral is doing or will do, but according to Mensch, Mistral’s strategy includes “to avoid potential legal issues related to training data. It involves developing models using only publicly accessible data.” tech crunch.
Mensch also said his company wants to expand the application of this technology to various industries.
“At the moment, we have evidence that AI can help in some cases,” he said. “But too many workers are still being asked to be creative in different fields.” [with AI], and we need to figure this out for them. We want to give them easy-to-use tools to create their own products. “
The big money Mistral has secured has drawn a lot of attention, but Twitter, Tesla, and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk will be the highlights of this year’s show.
Musk took the stage at the Palais des Sports, the place where Steve Jobs unveiled Apple’s latest innovations in the 1990s and 2000s, and gave his long-awaited speech to thousands of enthralled fans. I plan to.
Meanwhile, France has high hopes of being chosen to build a future Tesla factory, AFP reports.
