The French government intends to support French players in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) by creating, through the influence of voluntary standardization, the conditions for access to and success of their solutions and products in France and internationally. This action is part of the ‘Invest for the Future’ national plan and France’s recovery plan. In the future, all critical systems using artificial intelligence will have to be certified. This need for trust in order to access markets is progressively becoming established, judging by the outlines of the European Commission’s future regulation on the subject. In addition to this, digital sovereignty issues are increasingly considered important at the highest levels of governments.
Influencing European and international standards: Securing the use of AI is fundamental. This is why the French government has decided to commit 1.2 million euro to facilitate the creation of globally accepted consensus standards, under the ‘Invest for the Future’ national plan and France’s recovery plan.