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AI pioneer Fei-Fei Li warns policymakers not to let sci-fi sensationalism shape AI rules

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Fei-Fei Li, the Stanford researcher who also founded World Labs, was invited to the Grand Palais in Paris on Monday to give the opening speech at the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit which is taking place this week. While she shared some of her talking points over the weekend, her stance on AI regulation and the […]

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Macron unveils a $112B AI investment package, France’s answer to Stargate

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French President Emmanuel Macron announced a total of €109 billion in private investments in the AI ecosystem (around $112 billion at current exchange rates) on Sunday evening. This week, Paris is hosting the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit — the third international summit focused on AI after the one in Bletchley Park in the U.K., and

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Investments in French AI ecosystem reach $85B as Brookfield commits $20B

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Canadian investment firm Brookfield plans to invest €20 billion by 2030 in artificial intelligence projects in France (around $20.7 billion at current exchange rates), according to a report from La Tribune Dimanche confirmed by news agency AFP. The majority of the sum will be used to build AI-focused data centers. This announcement is the latest

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Bpifrance will invest $10B in the French AI ecosystem by 2029

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France’s public investment bank announced that it plans to invest as much as €10 billion (around $10.3 billion at current exchange rates) in the artificial intelligence ecosystem in France. This announcement comes a few days before heads of state and global tech leaders gather for the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit in Paris. Bpifrance has been

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UAE to invest billions to build AI data center in France

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A few days ahead of the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit in Paris, the French presidency has announced the first of several expected financial initiatives related to AI. France’s Emmanuel Macron and the United Arab Emirates’ Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan have signed an agreement for a significant investment to build a massive data center dedicated

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