France to invest €655 million in AI, set up common chatbot for all state services

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.