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00:00With one signature, France hopes to make progress in the world of artificial intelligence.
00:06In the deal signed on Thursday, the United Arab Emirates will build a giant data centre
00:11in France as part of a greater AI complex.
00:14Worth 30 to 50 billion euros, with a computing capacity of up to one gigawatt, the centre
00:20will be the largest in Europe.
00:22The announcement set Paris' AI summit on the right track.
00:26The government hopes to make the most of the event and announce all of their latest investments.
00:31Like for example the 360 million euros set to create nine AI clusters, which would train
00:37up to 100,000 people by 2030.
00:40We will raise awareness among 2 million French people by 2027 to familiarize them with the
00:47use of AI.
00:48AI is an opportunity for everyone and must be absolutely used for the benefit of each
00:54person to avoid creating a new digital disease.
00:59France also announced they had built 35 sites ready to host data centres.
01:03During his first term in office, Emmanuel Macron made artificial intelligence one of
01:08his key projects.
01:09I want France to be one of the leaders in artificial intelligence.
01:15I want Europe to be one of the leaders in artificial intelligence.
01:19We have the means and we're going to create the conditions.
01:22Since 2018, France has invested approximately 2.5 billion euros.