Macron Bets Billions of Euros in AI Investments

10 February 2025

Emmanuel Macron is making moves—and this time, they’re AI-powered. The French president just announced a jaw-dropping €109 billion investment into artificial intelligence, putting France in the global AI arms race alongside the US and China. It’s a bold bet, one he revealed just before the French AI Summit (Feb 10-11), where the world’s tech elite, including OpenAI’s Sam Altman, Google’s Sundar Pichai, and US VP JD Vance, are gathering to talk about the future of AI. Also in attendance? Ireland’s Taoiseach Micheál Martin, top academics, NGOs, and even artists.