French President Emmanuel Macron looks through a microscope during a visit concerning the artificial intelligence with researchers at the Institut Curie Hospital in Paris, France, March 29, 2018. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/Pool
March 29, 2018
PARIS (Reuters) – France will invest 1.5 billion euros ($1.85 billion) of public money into artificial intelligence research and development over the course of President Emmanuel Macron’s mandate, the French presidency said on Thursday.
Macron is set to unveil his AI strategy at the elite College de France research institute in Paris, as Paris seeks to catch up with U.S. and Chinese leaders in the field.
(Reporting by Michel Rose; Editing by Richard Lough)
