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François Ruffin and artificial intelligence

Member of Parliament for the Somme (1st constituency), founder of Debout !

The observatory has published 25 proposals and 2 statements by François Ruffin on AI in English, the most recent on October 28, 2026. Proposals by theme: Artificial intelligence (4), Data centers and energy (18), Education and AI (3). Positions grid: 1 stated position out of 9 questions.

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Artificial intelligence

Principle · Digital Sovereignty and Cloud · October 15, 2026 · Indirect link with AI

Make the State the majority shareholder in targeted production hubs, including digital technology

the State must become the majority shareholder in targeted production hubs, in particular in health, defense and digital technology.
Original French quote
il faut que l’État devienne majoritaire dans des pôles de production ciblés, en particulier dans la santé, la défense et le numérique.

Source: nouspresident.fr · archived copy

Commitment · Digital Sovereignty and Cloud · October 15, 2026 · Indirect link with AI

Create a Fabrique des Communs Numériques based on free software and public procurement

In order to reduce software dependency, we propose to develop an ecosystem based on free software and digital commons. Public procurement, for the government's IT systems, will be the driving force of this initiative, with the establishment of a Fabrique des Communs Numériques
Original French quote
Afin de réduire la dépendance en logiciel, nous proposons de développer un éco-système basé sur le logiciel libre et les communs numériques. La commande publique, pour les systèmes informatiques de l’administration, sera le moteur de cette initiative, avec la mise en place d’une Fabrique des Communs Numériques

Source: nouspresident.fr · archived copy

Principle · Digital Sovereignty and Cloud · October 15, 2026 · Indirect link with AI

Joining the European Chips Act 2 for semiconductors

For semiconductors, there are few short- to medium-term solutions at the national level, but it is possible to take part in the Chips Act 2 at the EU level.
Original French quote
Pour les semi-conducteurs, il existe peu de solutions à court-moyen terme à l’échelle nationale, mais il est possible de s’inscrire dans le Chips Act 2 à l’échelle de l’UE.

Source: nouspresident.fr · archived copy

Commitment · Digital Sovereignty and Cloud · Indirect link with AI

Ban, except for published exceptions, contacts between lobbies and public decision-makers in the data sector

In strategic sectors, we will apply an even stricter rule, inspired by the logic defended by the WHO on public health matters: when private interests can come directly into conflict with the general interest, contacts with public decision-makers must be banned, except for strictly necessary exceptions, which are authorized, recorded and published.
Original French quote
Dans les secteurs stratégiques, nous appliquerons une règle encore plus stricte, inspirée de la logique défendue par l’OMS en matière de santé publique : lorsque des intérêts privés peuvent entrer directement en conflit avec l’intérêt général, les contacts avec les décideurs publics devront être interdits, sauf exceptions strictement nécessaires, autorisées, consignées et publiées.

Source: nouspresident.fr · archived copy

Data centers and energy

Commitment · Grid Connection and Power Consumption · October 8, 2026 · Direct link with AI

Requiring non-critical tasks, including AI model training, to be paused during consumption peaks

during national consumption peaks, the law will require non-critical tasks to be paused, starting with the training of AI models.
Original French quote
lors des pics de consommation nationaux, la loi imposera de mettre en pause les tâches non critiques , à commencer par l’entraînement des modèles d’IA.

Source: nouspresident.fr · archived copy

Commitment · Water and Environment · October 8, 2026 · Direct link with AI

Require every data center project to be declared in a single ICPE application

Obligation to declare every project in a single ICPE (Installation classée pour la protection de l'environnement) application. Without this, sites can be split into several sub-sites and thus fall below the Seveso thresholds.
Original French quote
Obligation de déclarer tout projet sur un seul dossier ICPE (Installation classée pour la protection de l’environnement) Sans cela, les sites peuvent être découpés en plusieurs sous-sites et ainsi passer sous les seuils Seveso.

Source: nouspresident.fr · archived copy

Commitment · Sovereign Hosting and Moratorium · October 15, 2026 · Indirect link with AI

Reform SecNumCloud to ban mixed United States/France consortia

For cloud services, the SecNumCloud certification will be reformed to ban mixed United States/France consortia (such as Thales-Google), which circumvent the sovereignty objective without providing any real guarantee against the Cloud Act. It will be reserved for actors under European law
Original French quote
Pour les services cloud, la certification SecNumCloud sera réformée pour interdire les consortiums mixtes États-Unis/France (type Thales-Google), qui contournent l’objectif de souveraineté sans apporter de garantie réelle contre le Cloud Act. Elle sera réservée aux acteurs de droit européen

Source: nouspresident.fr · archived copy

Commitment · Siting and Land · October 15, 2026 · Indirect link with AI

Regulate data center siting by favoring French groups with state capital

we propose to regulate these sitings by favoring data centers belonging to French groups in which the State holds a stake in the capital.
Original French quote
nous proposons de réguler ces implantations en privilégiant les centres de données appartenant à des groupes français dans lesquels l’État participe au capital.

Source: nouspresident.fr · archived copy

Commitment · Siting and Land · October 8, 2026 · Indirect link with AI

Require an independent counter-assessment, funded by the project developer, before any vote by elected officials on a data center

Before any deliberation: a complete file submitted at the same time to all the elected officials concerned and made public; an independent counter-assessment funded by the project developer through a common fund
Original French quote
Avant toute délibération : un dossier complet remis en même temps à tous les élus concernés et rendu public ; une contre-expertise indépendante financée par le porteur via un fonds commun

Source: nouspresident.fr · archived copy

Commitment · Taxation and Attractiveness · October 8, 2026 · Indirect link with AI

Eliminating the reduced electricity tax rate for non-strategic data centers

offers operators of giga-data centers a reduced rate of 12 euros per megawatt-hour on the electricity tax, compared with 26 euros for other consumers. More than 50% off, granted precisely to the largest consumers. We will put an end to it for non-strategic projects.
Original French quote
offre aux exploitants de giga-data centers un tarif réduit de 12 euros par mégawattheure sur la taxe électricité, contre 26 euros pour les autres consommateurs. Plus de 50 % de réduction, accordée précisément aux plus gros consommateurs. Nous y mettrons fin pour les projets non stratégiques.

Source: nouspresident.fr · archived copy

Commitment · Grid and Connection · October 8, 2026 · Indirect link with AI

Placing non-strategic data centers behind fundamental needs and industry in grid connections

RTE will set up priority queues: fundamental needs (hospitals, housing, schools, etc.), electrification, French and European industry first, non-strategic data centers next.
Original French quote
RTE mettra en place des files d’attente prioritaires : les besoins fondamentaux (hôpitaux, logements, écoles etc.), l’électrification, l’industrie française et européenne d’abord, les data centers non stratégiques ensuite.

Source: nouspresident.fr · archived copy

Commitment · Sovereign Hosting and Moratorium · October 8, 2026 · Indirect link with AI

Making SecNumCloud qualification mandatory and strengthening it for state data and vital sectors

SecNumCloud qualification will effectively become mandatory for hosting the data of the State, of vital sectors and of operators of essential services.
Original French quote
La qualification SecNumCloud deviendra effectivement obligatoire pour héberger les données de l’État, des secteurs vitaux et des opérateurs de services essentiels.

Source: nouspresident.fr · archived copy

Commitment · Siting and Land · October 8, 2026 · Indirect link with AI

Make referral to the Commission nationale du débat public mandatory from the first act of a major project

For major projects, referral will be mandatory from the first act that commits the territory, sale agreement, transfer, amendment of the urban planning scheme
Original French quote
Pour les grands projets, la saisine sera obligatoire dès le premier acte qui engage le territoire , promesse de vente, cession, modification du plan d’urbanisme

Source: nouspresident.fr · archived copy

Commitment · Siting and Land · October 8, 2026 · Indirect link with AI

Consult residents of affected municipalities before any final decision on a data center

Residents of the affected municipalities will be consulted before any final decision; an unfavorable result will open a mandatory review and trigger the municipality's suspensive veto.
Original French quote
Les habitants des communes impactées seront consultés avant toute décision définitive ; un résultat défavorable ouvrira un réexamen obligatoire et déclenchera le veto suspensif de la commune.

Source: nouspresident.fr · archived copy

Commitment · Grid Connection and Power Consumption · October 8, 2026 · Indirect link with AI

Reserving a fixed share of electricity for digital technology, decided by a citizens' assembly chosen by lot

we will reserve for digital technology a set fraction of our electricity, written into the Stratégie nationale bas carbone. No more, no less. This fraction will not be set in a ministerial office: a citizens' assembly chosen by lot and informed will decide it
Original French quote
nous réserverons au numérique une fraction déterminée de notre électricité , inscrite dans la Stratégie nationale bas carbone. Ni plus, ni moins. Cette fraction ne sera pas fixée dans un cabinet ministériel : une assemblée citoyenne tirée au sort et informée l’arbitrera

Source: nouspresident.fr · archived copy

Commitment · Siting and Land · October 8, 2026 · Indirect link with AI

Give the host municipality binding approval or a suspensive veto over very large data centers

The host municipality will have binding approval over any change to the urban planning scheme making a very large data center project possible, or failing that a reasoned suspensive veto.
Original French quote
La commune d’implantation disposera d’un avis conforme sur toute évolution du plan d’urbanisme rendant possible un très grand projet de data center, ou à défaut d’un veto suspensif motivé.

Source: nouspresident.fr · archived copy

Commitment · Grid Connection and Power Consumption · September 9, 2026 · Indirect link with AI

Cap data centers' electricity consumption and require heat recovery

The deployment of data centers will be much more regulated, so that heat is recovered to heat buildings in the territories concerned, and an electricity consumption cap will be defined democratically, so that their development does not monopolize all electricity production.
Original French quote
Le déploiement des centres de données sera beaucoup plus encadré, afin que la chaleur soit récupérée pour chauffer les bâtiments des territoires concernés, et un plafond de consommation d’électricité sera défini démocratiquement, afin que leur développement n’accapare pas toute la production d’électricité.

Source: nouspresident.fr · archived copy

Statement · Siting and Land · September 9, 2026 · Indirect link with AI

Criticism of the use of farmland to build data centers for American digital groups

While the country has been debating food sovereignty for years, it is suddenly no longer an issue when it comes to sacrificing farmland to build the data centers of the American digital giants.
Original French quote
Alors que le pays débat de souveraineté alimentaire depuis des années, il n’en est soudain plus question lorsqu’il s’agit de sacrifier des terres agricoles pour construire les datacenters des géants américains du numérique.

Source: nouspresident.fr · archived copy

Goal · Siting and Land · Indirect link with AI

Better regulating the establishment of data centers to reduce soil artificialization

Beyond the question of housing, reducing soil artificialization will also have to involve better regulation of the establishment of commercial spaces, logistics platforms or data centers, and more broadly of economic activities
Original French quote
Au-delà de la question des logements, la réduction de l’artificialisation des sols devra également passer par un meilleur encadrement des implantations d’espaces commerciaux, de plateformes logistiques ou encore de data centers, et plus largement d’activités économiques

Source: nouspresident.fr · archived copy

Education and AI

Commitment · Higher Education and Research · October 28, 2026 · Direct link with AI

Require institutions to publish their student selection methodology, including algorithms

They will all have to publish their selection methodology in detail, algorithms included. A national survey will be conducted on these methodologies, and any bad practices revealed will be banned.
Original French quote
Ceux-ci devront tous publier dans le détail leur méthodologie de sélection, algorithmes compris. Une enquête nationale sera réalisée sur ces méthodologies, et les éventuelles mauvaises pratiques révélées seront interdites.

Source: nouspresident.fr · archived copy

Frequently asked questions

What does François Ruffin propose on artificial intelligence?

The observatory has published 25 proposals by François Ruffin related to AI. By theme: Artificial intelligence (4), Data centers and energy (18), Education and AI (3). Most recent: "Require institutions to publish their student selection methodology, including algorithms" (October 28, 2026); "Replace Parcoursup's matching algorithm to give priority to students' ranking of their choices" (October 28, 2026); "Teaching critical use of AI in middle school, through documentary research in history and geography" (October 28, 2026).

What is the latest quote from François Ruffin on AI published by the observatory?

On October 28, 2026, a proposal: "Require institutions to publish their student selection methodology, including algorithms".

What is François Ruffin's position on "Introduce a moratorium on data center projects"?

For. Original quote (French): "Nous proposons un moratoire de cinq ans sur les projets de centres de données non souverains, l’organisation de débats publics sur les projets existants" Source: nouspresident.fr (site de campagne de François Ruffin), October 8, 2026.

On which grid questions has François Ruffin not yet taken a position?

No sourced position so far on: "Reduce public sector staffing by relying on AI"; "Create a single AI assistant for administrative procedures"; "Create a ministry dedicated to artificial intelligence"; "Ban AI companions (relational chatbots) for minors"; "Loosen the European AI regulation (AI Act)"; "Ban lethal autonomous weapons systems"; "Ban real-time facial recognition in public spaces"; "Create a specific tax or levy on AI or robots".

All positions, candidate by candidate: the positions grid.

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