Macron promotes France's electric-powered AI
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on February 10, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 26, 2026

Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on February 10, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 26, 2026

French President Macron promotes France's electric-powered AI at the AI Action Summit, highlighting clean energy as a key advantage for sustainable AI development.
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron declared on Monday that France was in the race for artificial intelligence and called on attendees at the AI Action Summit in Paris to choose Europe for their business needs.
Clean electric power distinguishes France in addressing AI's vast energy consumption, he said.
"I have a good friend on the other side of the ocean saying 'drill, baby, drill.' Here, there is no need to drill. It's plug, baby, plug," he said.
(Reporting By Jeffrey Dastin and Elizabeth Howcroft in Paris; Editing by Mark Porter)
The article discusses Macron's promotion of France's electric-powered AI and its role in sustainable AI development.
Macron urges businesses to choose Europe for AI needs, emphasizing France's clean energy advantage.
France focuses on clean electric power for AI, contrasting with other regions that rely on traditional energy sources.
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