Sovereignty fears dog AI enthusiasm at France's Vivatech
Europe’s largest tech fair spotlights generative AI and new efforts to reduce dependence on US digital services.
- On Wednesday, the VivaTech conference opened in Paris as French Finance Minister Roland Lescure and his German counterpart issued a joint call for Europe to build technological sovereignty or risk becoming a spectator.
- France and guest nation Germany established the Franco-German Forum for the Future, a platform designed to align public and private tech efforts while creating an evaluation framework for Europe's critical digital dependencies.
- French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu announced Tuesday that domestic firm ChapsVision will replace American data giant Palantir on a contract for the DGSI intelligence agency, stating "We cannot accept new strategic dependencies in the digital realm."
- Industry leaders including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos joined roughly 15,000 start-ups at the event, where discussions on AI access and labor shortages are shaping the continent's tech agenda.
- Marking the fair's 10th anniversary, organizers hosted more than 200 German start-ups, as officials emphasized Europe requires "courage, ambition, and the discipline to execute" to turn innovation into global scale.
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Sovereignty fears dog AI enthusiasm at France's Vivatech
Europe's biggest tech trade fair VivaTech opened its doors Wednesday in Paris, putting American billionaire Jeff Bezos front and center on its guest list as enthusiasm for generative AI rubs shoulders with anxiety about the continent's technological dependence.
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