France to Invest €655 Mln in AI, Set Up Common Chatbot for All State Services

France's Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu gestures as he speaks during a press conference. (Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP)
France's Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu gestures as he speaks during a press conference. (Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP)
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France to Invest €655 Mln in AI, Set Up Common Chatbot for All State Services

France's Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu gestures as he speaks during a press conference. (Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP)
France's Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu gestures as he speaks during a press conference. (Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP)

French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said on Tuesday the government will invest €655 million ($758.29 million) in artificial intelligence and will set up a common chatbot for all the state services.

The French government will create a public ⁠health chatbot for state-owned ⁠health insurance Ameli agency.

"We can either be ⁠subjected to this (Artificial intelligence) revolution, or we can lead it," he said in a post on X.

"The question is not whether the state will use the artificial intelligence anymore, but the question is how fast will it ⁠transform," ⁠Lecornu said.

"We cannot rely on tools developed by foreign powers. France must have its own tools," he said.

He made the announcement as the "Viva Tech" conference was set to start in Paris.