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France and UAE agree to build Europe's largest data centre
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2/7/2025
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With one signature, France hopes to make progress in the world of artificial intelligence.
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In the deal signed on Thursday, the United Arab Emirates will build a giant data centre
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in France as part of a greater AI complex.
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Worth 30 to 50 billion euros, with a computing capacity of up to one gigawatt, the centre
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will be the largest in Europe.
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The announcement set Paris' AI summit on the right track.
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The government hopes to make the most of the event and announce all of their latest investments.
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Like for example the 360 million euros set to create nine AI clusters, which would train
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up to 100,000 people by 2030.
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We will raise awareness among 2 million French people by 2027 to familiarize them with the
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use of AI.
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AI is an opportunity for everyone and must be absolutely used for the benefit of each
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person to avoid creating a new digital disease.
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France also announced they had built 35 sites ready to host data centres.
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During his first term in office, Emmanuel Macron made artificial intelligence one of
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his key projects.
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I want France to be one of the leaders in artificial intelligence.
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I want Europe to be one of the leaders in artificial intelligence.
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We have the means and we're going to create the conditions.
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Since 2018, France has invested approximately 2.5 billion euros.
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