Macron’s focus should be on making sure that France’s existing AI successes like Mistral, Owkin, and Bioptimus have the right business environment for scaling and internationalizing, closing big initiatives with big corps/institutions rather than launching yet another public-sector initiative. These startups already demonstrate France’s AI potential, but they need strategic support to compete globally. Instead of reinventing the wheel with new government programs, why not double down on making these companies world leaders?
> Finding cash within the continent could be an unwitting boon if President Donald Trump’s tariff threats against European allies come to a head.
But somehow, it's easy to find cash to support wars.