The EU can be successful in AI if it does not try to imitate the US or China, says Stéphane Requena, director of technology at France’s GENCI
Stéphane Requena, director of technology at France’s GENCI. Photo credits: Stéphane Requena
Europe’s best chance of securing a global leadership role in artificial intelligence is to focus efforts on AI for science and physical AI and robotics, argues Stéphane Requena, director for technology and innovation at French national high-performance computing organisation GENCI.
“I’m not afraid for the future. I really believe we have all the skills and all the value to be successful,” Requena said in an interview with Science|Business during the CEA-Leti Innovation Days in Grenoble in June. But that will require defining a European path.
“If we continue to make the same race with the Americans of training hundreds of unused foundational models, it will be a disaster,” he said. While it’s important to maintain European foundational models such as Mistral, he says investments should be targeted at specialising AI models for specific industrial sectors and for research.
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