# Emmanuel Maurel and artificial intelligence

*Withdrawn · Gauche républicaine et socialiste*

Member of Parliament for Val-d'Oise (3rd constituency)

What Emmanuel Maurel proposes and says about AI for France's 2027 presidential election: exact quotes, translated and sourced. Neutral observatory, no scores or rankings.

## Artificial intelligence

### Massively fund public AI research
Principle · Research, Investment and Business

> I am convinced that AI must be a common good. That requires: a vast effort to fund public research, and not only a few start-ups destined to be bought out by American funds

Original French quote: J’ai la conviction que l’IA doit être un bien commun. Cela suppose : un vaste effort de financement de la recherche publique, et pas seulement de quelques start-ups vouées au rachat par des fonds américains

Source: [emmanuel-maurel.fr](https://emmanuel-maurel.fr/programme/) · [archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20260926143424/https://emmanuel-maurel.fr/programme/)

### Achieve an international treaty regulating AI and its players
Goal · AI Regulation and the AI Act

> France will have to drive a resolute balance of power against the AI giants in order to achieve an international treaty that will organize the regulation of this technology and of the power of its players.

Original French quote: La France devra impulser un rapport de force résolu contre les géants de l’IA afin d’aboutir à un traité international qui organisera l’encadrement de cette technologie et du pouvoir de ses acteurs.

Source: [emmanuel-maurel.fr](https://emmanuel-maurel.fr/programme/) · [archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20260926143424/https://emmanuel-maurel.fr/programme/)

### Develop open AI models trained on accessible data
Principle · Digital Sovereignty and Cloud

> open AI models, training on accessible data;

Original French quote: des modèles d’IA ouverts, s’entraînant sur des données accessibles ;

Source: [emmanuel-maurel.fr](https://emmanuel-maurel.fr/programme/) · [archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20260926143424/https://emmanuel-maurel.fr/programme/)

### Regulating, or even banning, addictive social media algorithms
Commitment · Rights, Freedoms and Disinformation

> Public authorities will have to hold platforms accountable, fight against the addictive nature of social media algorithms, regulate them or even ban them.

Original French quote: La puissance publique devra demander des comptes aux plateformes, se battre contre le caractère addictif des algorithmes des réseaux sociaux, les réguler voire les interdire.

Source: [emmanuel-maurel.fr](https://emmanuel-maurel.fr/programme/) · [archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20260926143424/https://emmanuel-maurel.fr/programme/)

### Making AI companies contribute to cultural creation (rights on works)
Principle · AI, Culture, Media and Copyright

> I call for a fair contribution from artificial intelligence companies to cultural creation.

Original French quote: J’appelle de mes vœux une juste contribution des entreprises d’intelligence artificielle à la création culturelle.

Source: [emmanuel-maurel.fr](https://emmanuel-maurel.fr/programme/) · [archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20260926143424/https://emmanuel-maurel.fr/programme/)

### Convening a citizens' convention on artificial intelligence
Commitment · AI Regulation and the AI Act

> I suggest convening a citizens' convention, which will raise all the questions. Are we obliged to join the AI race?

Original French quote: Je suggère de réunir une convention citoyenne, qui posera toutes les questions. Est-on obligé de faire la course à l’IA ?

Source: [emmanuel-maurel.fr](https://emmanuel-maurel.fr/programme/) · [archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20260926143424/https://emmanuel-maurel.fr/programme/)

## Data centers and energy

### Prioritize Less Energy-Intensive AI Models
Principle · Water and Environment

> models that are less energy-intensive and less damaging to the environment.

Original French quote: des modèles moins énergivores et dommageables à l’environnement.

Source: [emmanuel-maurel.fr](https://emmanuel-maurel.fr/programme/) · [archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20260926143424/https://emmanuel-maurel.fr/programme/)

### Equipping France with Sovereign Computing Capacity Powered by Decarbonized Electricity
Principle · Grid Connection and Power Consumption

> sovereign computing capacity, powered by our decarbonized electricity;

Original French quote: des capacités de calcul souveraines, alimentées par notre électricité décarbonée ;

Source: [emmanuel-maurel.fr](https://emmanuel-maurel.fr/programme/) · [archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20260926143424/https://emmanuel-maurel.fr/programme/)

## Education and AI

### Apply the "5-10-15 rule" on screens, with daycare centers and preschools designated "screen-free zones"
Goal · Screens and Digital Technology in Schools

> a. no screens before age 5, because there is no positive impact and a plethora of negative impacts, up to addiction, daycare centers and preschools will be decreed "screen-free zones"

Original French quote: a. aucun écran avant 5 ans , car il n’y a aucun impact positif et pléthore d’impacts négatifs, jusqu’à l’addiction – crèches et maternelles seront décrétées « zones sans écrans »

Source: [emmanuel-maurel.fr](https://emmanuel-maurel.fr/programme/) · [archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20260926143424/https://emmanuel-maurel.fr/programme/)

## AI in government

### Maintaining the use of AI against tax fraud, alongside human resources
Principle · Governance and Public Tools

> There is no question of stopping digital investigations and the use of AI against fraud, but it must be acknowledged that this is not enough.

Original French quote: Il n’est pas question de stopper les investigations numériques et le recours à l’IA contre la fraude, mais force est de constater que cela ne suffit pas.

Source: [emmanuel-maurel.fr](https://emmanuel-maurel.fr/programme/) · [archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20260926143424/https://emmanuel-maurel.fr/programme/)

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