France to Tout €109 Billion in Total AI Investment at Summit

Emmanuel Macron speaks during a televised interview on the eve of the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit. — Emmanuel Macron speaks during a televised interview on the eve of the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit.
Photographer: Gonzalo Fuentes/AFP/Getty Images

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By Gaspard Sebag

February 9, 2025 at 3:29 PM EST

Updated on

February 10, 2025 at 4:42 AM EST

France is set to announce a total of €109 billion ($113 billion) in investment in artificial intelligence projects in the country by companies, funds and other sources over the coming years, President Emmanuel Macron said on the eve of a two-day AI summit in Paris.

Speaking in an interview on France 2 TV on Sunday, Macron referenced a previously announced investment of between €30 billion and €50 billion on a new campus for data centers in France by a fund from the United Arab Emirates.