# Édouard Philippe and artificial intelligence *Declared candidate · Horizons* Mayor of Le Havre (re-elected in March 2026), president of Horizons, former Prime Minister (2017-2020) What Édouard Philippe proposes and says about AI for France's 2027 presidential election: exact quotes, translated and sourced. Neutral observatory, no scores or rankings. ## Artificial intelligence ### Cites the effects of AI on jobs among the stakes of the election Statement · Employment and Workforce Training · July 5, 2026 > the consequences of AI on their jobs, the consequences of climate change on their cities, I have said it and I will say it again because that is what is at stake in the election Original French quote: les conséquences de l'IA sur leurs emplois, les conséquences du changement climatique sur leurs villes, je l'ai dit je vais le redire parce que c'est ça l'enjeu de l'élection Source: [edouardphilippe.fr](https://www.edouardphilippe.fr/actualites/grand-meeting-edouard-philippe-adidas-arena) · [archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20261002170626/https://www.edouardphilippe.fr/actualites/grand-meeting-edouard-philippe-adidas-arena) ### Believes preparation for the development of AI is insufficient Statement · Employment and Workforce Training · July 5, 2026 > We are not doing enough to prepare them for climate change, or for the development of AI. Original French quote: On ne fait pas assez pour les préparer au changement climatique, ou au développement de l'IA. Source: [edouardphilippe.fr](https://www.edouardphilippe.fr/actualites/grand-meeting-edouard-philippe-adidas-arena) · [archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20261002170626/https://www.edouardphilippe.fr/actualites/grand-meeting-edouard-philippe-adidas-arena) ### Call to build full European sovereignty covering AI, energy and defense Statement · Digital Sovereignty and Cloud · July 5, 2026 > When it comes to AI and technology, when it comes to energy, defense or financial markets, we must dare to build a full European sovereignty Original French quote: En matière d'IA et de technologies, en matière d'énergie, de défense ou de marchés financiers, nous devons oser construire une souveraineté européenne intégrale Source: [edouardphilippe.fr](https://www.edouardphilippe.fr/actualites/grand-meeting-edouard-philippe-adidas-arena) · [archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20261002170626/https://www.edouardphilippe.fr/actualites/grand-meeting-edouard-philippe-adidas-arena) ### Discusses his exchanges with executives transforming their production through AI, between opportunities and risks Statement · AI, Industry and the Transformation of Work · July 5, 2026 > It is quite enlightening to speak with the big bosses of this technology, the great adventurers of this modern technological conquest, or the big bosses who are transforming their ways of producing thanks to AI, because they see all the opportunities and all the risks. Original French quote: C'est assez éclairant de parler avec les grands patrons de cette technologie, les grands aventuriers de cette conquête technologique moderne ou les grands patrons qui sont en train de transformer leurs façons de produire grâce à l'IA parce qu'ils voient tous les opportunités et tous les risques. Source: [edouardphilippe.fr](https://www.edouardphilippe.fr/actualites/grand-meeting-edouard-philippe-adidas-arena) · [archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20261002170626/https://www.edouardphilippe.fr/actualites/grand-meeting-edouard-philippe-adidas-arena) ### Question about future occupations amid the spread of AI across all fields Statement · Employment and Workforce Training · July 5, 2026 > What occupation will they hold with AI coming, which is here and which is working its way, it is a fact, into every field of production, of thinking, of exchanges? Original French quote: Quel métier vont-ils exercer avec l'IA qui arrive, qui est là et qui s'immisce, c'est un fait dans tous les domaines de la production, de la réflexion, des échanges ? Source: [edouardphilippe.fr](https://www.edouardphilippe.fr/actualites/grand-meeting-edouard-philippe-adidas-arena) · [archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20261002170626/https://www.edouardphilippe.fr/actualites/grand-meeting-edouard-philippe-adidas-arena) ### Adopting a "Buy European Tech Act" and joint technology purchases among member states Commitment · Digital Sovereignty and Cloud > Carrying weight at the European level with a Buy European Tech Act and joint technology purchases among member states. Original French quote: Peser à l'échelle européenne avec un Buy European Tech Act et des achats technologiques groupés entre États membres. Source: [edouardphilippe.fr](https://www.edouardphilippe.fr/priorites/pour-une-france-plus-conquerante) · [archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20260926113413/https://www.edouardphilippe.fr/priorites/pour-une-france-plus-conquerante) ### Scaling up the production and procurement of tactical drones Commitment · AI, Defense and Armament > Scale up our production and our procurement of tactical drones, on the model of the American program of 300,000 drones. Original French quote: Massifier notre production et nos achats de drones tactiques , sur le modèle du programme américain de 300 000 drones. Source: [edouardphilippe.fr](https://www.edouardphilippe.fr/priorites/pour-une-france-plus-sure) · [archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20260926113352/https://www.edouardphilippe.fr/priorites/pour-une-france-plus-sure) ### Doubling computing capacity in five years for a sovereign European AI infrastructure Costed measure · Digital Sovereignty and Cloud > Developing a sovereign European artificial intelligence infrastructure, by supporting our champions and doubling our computing capacity in five years. Original French quote: Développer une infrastructure d'intelligence artificielle européenne souveraine, en soutenant nos champions et en doublant notre capacité de calcul en cinq ans. Source: [edouardphilippe.fr](https://www.edouardphilippe.fr/priorites/pour-une-france-plus-conquerante) · [archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20260926113413/https://www.edouardphilippe.fr/priorites/pour-une-france-plus-conquerante) ### Simplify the European legal framework applicable to AI Principle · AI Regulation and the AI Act > Simplify the European legal framework applicable to AI, without giving up on regulation that is ethical and protective of children. Original French quote: Simplifier le cadre juridique européen applicable à l'IA, sans renoncer à une régulation éthique et protectrice des enfants. Source: [edouardphilippe.fr](https://www.edouardphilippe.fr/priorites/pour-une-france-plus-conquerante) · [archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20260926113413/https://www.edouardphilippe.fr/priorites/pour-une-france-plus-conquerante) ### Authorize the targeted use of facial recognition under a "narco state of emergency" Commitment · AI, Domestic Security and Justice > Create a "narco state of emergency" with exceptional legal means limited in time and space, going as far as the targeted use of facial recognition. Original French quote: Créer un « état d’urgence narco » avec des moyens juridiques d’exception limités dans le temps et dans l’espace, allant jusqu’à l’utilisation ciblée de la reconnaissance faciale. Source: [edouardphilippe.fr](https://www.edouardphilippe.fr/priorites/pour-une-france-plus-sure) · [archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20260926113352/https://www.edouardphilippe.fr/priorites/pour-une-france-plus-sure) ### Establish a right to retraining for occupations threatened by AI Commitment · Employment and Workforce Training > Adapt education, recruitment and continuing training to AI, by establishing a right to retraining for threatened occupations. Original French quote: Adapter l'enseignement, le recrutement et la formation continue à l'IA, en instaurant un droit à la reconversion pour les métiers menacés. Source: [edouardphilippe.fr](https://www.edouardphilippe.fr/priorites/pour-une-france-plus-conquerante) · [archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20260926113413/https://www.edouardphilippe.fr/priorites/pour-une-france-plus-conquerante) ### "Capital France" savings account and funded pensions to finance technology champions Commitment · Research, Investment and Business > Equipping France to win the global race in artificial intelligence Create a "livret capital France" to mobilize French people's dormant savings, and use funded pensions to finance our technology champions. Original French quote: Armer la France pour gagner la course mondiale à l'intelligence artificielle Créer un « livret capital France » pour mobiliser l'épargne dormante des Français, et utiliser la capitalisation retraite pour financer nos champions technologiques. Source: [edouardphilippe.fr](https://www.edouardphilippe.fr/priorites/pour-une-france-plus-conquerante) · [archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20260926113413/https://www.edouardphilippe.fr/priorites/pour-une-france-plus-conquerante) ## Data centers and energy ### Open preferential access to decarbonized energy for national and European AI players Commitment · Grid Connection and Power Consumption > Open preferential access to our decarbonized energy for national and European players, with connection rules inspired by the British AI Growth Zones. Original French quote: Ouvrir un accès préférentiel à notre énergie décarbonée pour les acteurs nationaux et européens , avec des règles de raccordement inspirées des AI Growth Zones britanniques. Source: [edouardphilippe.fr](https://www.edouardphilippe.fr/priorites/pour-une-france-plus-conquerante) · [archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20260926113413/https://www.edouardphilippe.fr/priorites/pour-une-france-plus-conquerante) ## Education and AI ### Provide teachers with AI tools from the Éducation nationale to prepare lessons and grade homework Commitment · Teachers and Training · October 23, 2026 > And on the teachers' side: AI tools developed by the Éducation nationale to help them prepare their lessons and grade homework. Original French quote: Et du côté des professeurs : des outils d'IA développés par l'Éducation nationale pour les aider à préparer leurs cours et corriger les devoirs. Source: [edouardphilippe.fr](https://www.edouardphilippe.fr/questions-reponses/ecoles) · [archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20261102122530/https://www.edouardphilippe.fr/questions-reponses/ecoles) ### No use of AI by students before middle school, then a phased introduction through high school Commitment · AI in Schools · October 23, 2026 > A phased approach, on the students' side: zero AI before middle school, to first train one's brain; education in responsible use in middle school; an AI assistant integrated into universal academic support in high school. Original French quote: Une approche par paliers, du côté des élèves : zéro IA avant le collège, pour former d'abord son cerveau ; une éducation à l'usage responsable au collège ; un assistant IA intégré au soutien scolaire universel au lycée. Source: [edouardphilippe.fr](https://www.edouardphilippe.fr/questions-reponses/ecoles) · [archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20261102122530/https://www.edouardphilippe.fr/questions-reponses/ecoles) ### Using AI in universal academic support for language learning Commitment · AI in Schools · October 23, 2026 > As part of the universal academic support proposed by Édouard Philippe, AI could notably be used for tailor-made support in language learning. Original French quote: Dans le cadre du soutien scolaire universel proposé par Édouard Philippe, l'IA pourra notamment être utilisée pour un accompagnement sur-mesure dans l'apprentissage des langues. Source: [edouardphilippe.fr](https://www.edouardphilippe.fr/questions-reponses/ecoles) · [archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20261102122530/https://www.edouardphilippe.fr/questions-reponses/ecoles) ### Regulating screen use among young children Principle · Screens and Digital Technology in Schools · July 5, 2026 > If we do not protect our children, if when they are very young we do not regulate this use of screens; and when they are older, we do not teach them to use the tremendous potential of new technologies, then we fail at everything! Original French quote: Si nous ne protégeons pas nos enfants, si lorsqu'ils sont très jeunes nous ne réglementons pas cet usage des écrans ; et lorsqu'ils sont âgés, nous ne leur apprenons pas à utiliser le potentiel formidable des nouvelles technologies, alors nous ratons tout ! Source: [edouardphilippe.fr](https://www.edouardphilippe.fr/actualites/grand-meeting-edouard-philippe-adidas-arena) · [archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20261002170626/https://www.edouardphilippe.fr/actualites/grand-meeting-edouard-philippe-adidas-arena) ### Integrating AI into teaching Principle · AI in Schools · July 5, 2026 > But let us also bring school into the 21st century, by integrating AI into teaching, for example. Original French quote: Mais faisons aussi entrer l'école dans le 21ème siècle, en intégrant par exemple l'IA dans la pédagogie. Source: [edouardphilippe.fr](https://www.edouardphilippe.fr/actualites/grand-meeting-edouard-philippe-adidas-arena) · [archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20261002170626/https://www.edouardphilippe.fr/actualites/grand-meeting-edouard-philippe-adidas-arena) ### Proposal for universal academic support combining a personalized AI assistant and teachers Statement · AI in Schools · July 5, 2026 > I want every student in France to have access to universal academic support, combining a personalized AI assistant and brigades of teachers Original French quote: je souhaite que chaque élève de France ait accès à un soutien scolaire universel, combinant assistant IA personnalisé et brigades de professeurs Source: [edouardphilippe.fr](https://www.edouardphilippe.fr/actualites/grand-meeting-edouard-philippe-adidas-arena) · [archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20261002170626/https://www.edouardphilippe.fr/actualites/grand-meeting-edouard-philippe-adidas-arena) ### Create a universal public tutoring service including a personalized AI assistant Commitment · AI in Schools > Create a universal public tutoring service, combining a personalized AI assistant and brigades of former teachers and volunteer students. Original French quote: Créer un service public universel du soutien scolaire , combinant assistant IA personnalisé et brigades d'anciens professeurs et d'étudiants volontaires. Source: [edouardphilippe.fr](https://www.edouardphilippe.fr/priorites/pour-une-france-plus-attentive-a-ses-enfants) · [archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20260926113433/https://www.edouardphilippe.fr/priorites/pour-une-france-plus-attentive-a-ses-enfants) ## AI in government ### Transforming the State through AI for more efficient public services Goal · Governance and Public Tools · July 5, 2026 > It is also time today to put AI at the service of the State, to transform our State through AI in order to have more efficient public services; to have decisions issued in half a second instead of 6 months; to have fewer officials stuck behind a desk, and more in the field in contact with the public. Original French quote: Il est aussi temps aujourd'hui de mettre l'IA au service de l'Etat, de transformer notre État grâce à l'IA pour avoir des services publics plus efficaces ; pour avoir des décisions rendues en une demi-seconde au lieu de 6 mois ; pour avoir moins d'agents bloqués derrière un bureau, et plus sur le terrain au contact du public. Source: [edouardphilippe.fr](https://www.edouardphilippe.fr/actualites/grand-meeting-edouard-philippe-adidas-arena) · [archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20261002170626/https://www.edouardphilippe.fr/actualites/grand-meeting-edouard-philippe-adidas-arena) --- AI Observatory · France 2027 election · WYP.agency · https://wyp.agency/en/france-2027-election-ai/candidates/edouard-philippe/