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Jean-Luc Mélenchon and artificial intelligence

Founder of La France insoumise, holding no elective office

The observatory has published 67 proposals and 16 statements by Jean-Luc Mélenchon on AI in English, the most recent on November 6, 2026. Proposals by theme: Artificial intelligence (47), Data centers and energy (8), Education and AI (4), AI in government (8). Positions grid: 3 stated positions out of 9 questions.

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Artificial intelligence

Commitment · AI and Healthcare · November 6, 2026 · Direct link with AI

Set rules against discriminatory biases in AI and medical technologies

Put in place rules against the discriminatory biases of artificial intelligences and medical technologies, notably on the quality of training data sets and testing procedures for the detection and correction of said biases
Original French quote
Mettre en place des règles contre les biais discriminatoires des intelligences artificielles et des technologies médicales, notamment sur la qualité des ensembles de données d’entraînement et les procédures d’essai pour la détection et la correction desdits biais

Source: melenchon2027.fr

Commitment · AI, Industry and the Transformation of Work · November 6, 2026 · Direct link with AI

Require human oversight of algorithmic management decisions and a worker veto right

Apply the principle of humans in control in the face of algorithmic management: every work-related decision, evaluation, recommendation and planning proposed by an algorithm must be checked and reviewed by a human; grant a veto right to workers, from the design to the deployment of the algorithmic tool
Original French quote
Appliquer le principe de l’humain aux commandes face au management algorithmique : chaque décision, évaluation, recommandation et planification du travail proposée par un algorithme doit être contrôlée et examinée par un humain ; octroyer un droit de veto aux travailleurs, de la conception au déploiement de l’outil algorithmique

Source: melenchon2027.fr

Commitment · AI, Industry and the Transformation of Work · November 6, 2026 · Direct link with AI

Holding consultations between companies, unions and occupational representatives to develop AI that assists workers without monitoring or replacing them

Open consultations between the national AI oversight mission, French companies in the sector, industry unions and occupational representatives in order to develop AI models aimed at assisting workers in their tasks rather than monitoring or replacing them
Original French quote
Ouvrir des concertations entre la mission nationale de maîtrise de l’IA, les entreprises françaises du secteur, les syndicats de branche et les représentants des métiers pour développer des modèles d’IA visant à assister les travailleurs dans leurs tâches plutôt qu’à les surveiller ou les remplacer

Source: melenchon2027.fr

Commitment · AI, Culture, Media and Copyright · November 6, 2026 · Direct link with AI

Regulate cultural generative AI and compensate creators whose work is used

Regulate cultural generative artificial intelligences by distinguishing their commercial and non-commercial uses, and set up fair remuneration agreements for creators whose work is used
Original French quote
Encadrer les intelligences artificielles génératives culturelles en distinguant leurs usages commerciaux et non-commerciaux, et mettre en place des accords de rémunération équitables pour les créateurs dont l’œuvre est utilisée

Source: melenchon2027.fr

Commitment · Digital Sovereignty and Cloud · November 6, 2026 · Direct link with AI

Create a public free software agency tasked with planning and funding their development

Create a public free software agency tasked with planning their strategic development, field by field, by identifying gaps and funding key projects
Original French quote
Créer une agence publique des logiciels libres chargée de planifier leur développement stratégique, domaine par domaine, en identifiant les manques et en finançant les projets-clés

Source: melenchon2027.fr

Commitment · AI, Defense and Armament · November 6, 2026 · Direct link with AI

Bringing initiatives to the UN to regulate lethal autonomous weapons systems

Bringing initiatives to regulate new weapons in United Nations forums: demilitarization of space, regulation of lethal autonomous weapons systems (SALA)
Original French quote
Porter des initiatives de régulation des nouveaux armements dans les enceintes onusiennes : démilitarisation de l’espace, encadrement des systèmes d’armes létales autonomes (SALA)

Source: melenchon2027.fr

Costed measure · AI, Industry and the Transformation of Work · November 6, 2026 · Direct link with AI

Raise industrial robotization to 400 robots per 10,000 employees, matching Germany

Plan France's catch-up in industrial robotization in order to come back level with Germany, i.e. 400 robots per 10,000 employees
Original French quote
Planifier le rattrapage de la France en matière de robotisation de l’industrie pour revenir à hauteur avec l’Allemagne, soit 400 robots pour 10 000 salariés

Source: melenchon2027.fr

Commitment · AI Regulation and the AI Act · November 6, 2026 · Direct link with AI

Ban certain uses of AI, including biometric identification, individual scoring and predictive policing

Ban certain uses of AI and "big data" that run counter to individual and social rights: biometric identification, surveillance for the assessment of social rights, management of migration flows, scoring of individuals for granting credit and pricing insurance, predictive policing, etc.
Original French quote
Interdire certains usages de l’IA et du « big data » qui vont à l’encontre des droits individuels et sociaux : identification biométrique, surveillance pour l’évaluation des droits sociaux, gestion des flux migratoires, notation des individus pour l’attribution de crédits et la tarification des assurances, police prédictive, etc.

Source: melenchon2027.fr

Commitment · Rights, Freedoms and Disinformation · November 6, 2026 · Direct link with AI

No longer making users' consent alone a sufficient basis for processing their data

Not making users' consent alone a sufficient basis for the processing of their data, in order to put an end to abusive mass collection practices
Original French quote
Ne pas faire du seul consentement des utilisateurs un fondement suffisant pour le traitement de leurs données, afin de mettre fin aux pratiques abusives de collecte massive

Source: melenchon2027.fr

Commitment · Digital Sovereignty and Cloud · November 6, 2026 · Direct link with AI

Extending to digital technology and AI the sectors where the State holds golden shares and a veto right

Extending to digital technology and AI the scope of sensitive areas in which the State has the right to sit on companies' boards of directors and to have a veto right over the sale of assets to foreign funds (golden shares)
Original French quote
Étendre au numérique et à l’IA le champ des domaines sensibles dans lesquels l’État a le droit de siéger au conseil d’administration des entreprises et de disposer d’un droit de veto sur la vente d’actifs à des fonds étrangers (actions spécifiques)

Source: melenchon2027.fr

Goal · AI, Defense and Armament · November 6, 2026 · Direct link with AI

Base the military model on disruptive technologies, including AI, with sovereign programs

Create a military model based on disruptive technologies, (cyber, space, cloud, AI) and reduce our military dependencies in these areas by developing sovereign programs
Original French quote
Créer un modèle d’armée basé sur les technologies de ruptures, (cyber, spatial, cloud, IA) et réduire nos dépendances militaires dans ces domaines en développant des programmes souverains

Source: melenchon2027.fr

Commitment · Research, Investment and Business · November 6, 2026 · Direct link with AI

Create a national mission for the mastery of AI bringing together researchers, engineers and parliamentarians

Create the national mission for the mastery of artificial intelligence, composed of researchers from various scientific disciplines, engineers and parliamentarians, tasked with driving the development of AI applications useful to social and ecological needs
Original French quote
Créer la mission nationale de maîtrise de l’intelligence artificielle composée de chercheurs de disciplines scientifiques diverses, d’ingénieurs et de parlementaires ayant pour tâche d’impulser le développement des applications de l’IA utiles aux besoins sociaux et écologiques

Source: melenchon2027.fr

Commitment · Research, Investment and Business · November 6, 2026 · Direct link with AI

Develop small, specialized and more resource-efficient AI models, notably for health, law or culture

Develop small specialized models, more ecologically efficient, notably in fields such as ecological planning, health, law or culture
Original French quote
Développer des petits modèles spécialisés, plus sobres écologiquement, notamment dans des domaines comme la planification écologique, la santé, le droit ou la culture

Source: melenchon2027.fr

Commitment · AI Regulation and the AI Act · November 6, 2026 · Direct link with AI

Create a national AI authority issuing market authorization for high-risk systems

Create a national artificial intelligence authority that issues to AI systems defined as high-risk a market authorization in order to ensure that they comply with the legislation in force and that they do not risk endangering society
Original French quote
Créer une autorité nationale de l’intelligence artificielle qui délivre aux systèmes d’IA définis comme à haut risque une autorisation de mise sur le marché afin de s’assurer qu’ils respectent la législation en vigueur et qu’ils ne risquent pas de mettre en danger la société

Source: melenchon2027.fr

Statement · AI Regulation and the AI Act · September 25, 2026 · Direct link with AI

Endorses Emmanuel Macron's call for a global artificial intelligence authority

Macron made the right choice" in arguing "for a global artificial intelligence authority, as proposed by the pope, China and more than 20 countries
Original French quote
Macron a fait le bon choix» en plaidant «pour une autorité mondiale de l'intelligence artificielle, comme le proposent le pape, la Chine et plus de 20 pays

Reported by AFP · icibeyrouth.com · archived copy

Principle · AI, Industry and the Transformation of Work · July 22, 2026 · Direct link with AI

Converting work hours eliminated by AI into free time rather than unemployment

Thirdly, AI is going to eliminate thousands of hours of necessary work. The question raised is therefore: do we decide to distribute unemployment or free time? I make the optimistic choice.
Original French quote
Troisièmement, l’IA va supprimer des milliers d’heures de travail nécessaires. La question posée est donc : est-ce qu’on décide de répartir du chômage ou du temps libre ? Je fais le choix optimiste.

Source: melenchon.fr · archived copy

Commitment · AI Regulation and the AI Act · June 13, 2026 · Direct link with AI

Open negotiations at the UN on AI regulation and the ban on lethal autonomous weapons

the opening of negotiations at the UN for the regulation of AI and in particular the ban on lethal autonomous weapons systems.
Original French quote
l’ouverture de négociations à l’Onu pour la régulation de l’IA et notamment l’interdiction des systèmes d’armes l’étales autonomes.

Source: lafranceinsoumise.fr · archived copy

Commitment · Research, Investment and Business · June 13, 2026 · Direct link with AI

Building a national, public high-performance computing capacity

La France insoumise therefore calls for a complete change of doctrine: the establishment of a national and public high-performance computing capacity
Original French quote
La France insoumise appelle donc à un changement complet de doctrine : la constitution d’une capacité nationale et publique de calcul à haute performance

Source: lafranceinsoumise.fr · archived copy

Statement · Digital Sovereignty and Cloud · June 13, 2026 · Direct link with AI

Observation on the United States extending strategic control to artificial intelligence

For the first time, the United States is applying to artificial intelligence itself a logic of strategic control comparable to the one already implemented on semiconductors or certain military technologies.
Original French quote
Pour la première fois, les États-Unis appliquent à l’intelligence artificielle elle-même une logique de contrôle stratégique comparable à celle déjà mise en œuvre sur les semi-conducteurs ou certaines technologies militaires.

Source: lafranceinsoumise.fr · archived copy

Statement · Digital Sovereignty and Cloud · June 13, 2026 · Direct link with AI

Mastery of artificial intelligence is presented as a central factor of sovereignty

The world is entering a new phase of technological competition in which mastery of artificial intelligence is becoming a central factor of sovereignty.
Original French quote
Le monde entre dans une nouvelle phase de compétition technologique où la maîtrise de l’intelligence artificielle devient un facteur central de souveraineté.

Source: lafranceinsoumise.fr · archived copy

Statement · Digital Sovereignty and Cloud · June 13, 2026 · Direct link with AI

AI is presented as a sovereignty issue comparable to energy, defense or telecommunications

the major powers have perfectly identified that artificial intelligence constitutes a sovereignty issue comparable to energy, to defense or to telecommunications
Original French quote
les grandes puissances ont parfaitement identifié que l’intelligence artificielle constitue un enjeu de souveraineté comparable à l’énergie, à la défense ou aux télécommunications

Source: lafranceinsoumise.fr · archived copy

Statement · Digital Sovereignty and Cloud · June 13, 2026 · Direct link with AI

Criticism of French dependence on foreign digital, cloud and AI infrastructure

France continues to organize its dependence by allowing strategic digital, cloud and AI infrastructure to develop under the control of foreign capital, technologies and platforms
Original French quote
la France continue d’organiser sa dépendance en laissant les infrastructures stratégiques du numérique, du cloud et de l’IA se développer sous contrôle de capitaux, de technologies et de plateformes étrangères

Source: lafranceinsoumise.fr · archived copy

Statement · Digital Sovereignty and Cloud · June 13, 2026 · Direct link with AI

Foreign investment does not give control over software, models and computing capacity

Hosting foreign investment does not mean controlling the software, the models, the patents or the computing capacity that structure tomorrow's economy.
Original French quote
Accueillir des investissements étrangers ne signifie pas contrôler les logiciels, les modèles, les brevets ou les capacités de calcul qui structurent l’économie de demain.

Source: lafranceinsoumise.fr · archived copy

Principle · Digital Sovereignty and Cloud · June 7, 2026 · Direct link with AI

Ensuring sovereignty over data, supercomputers, cables and AI systems

To a digital revolution already well under way, we respond with digital decolonization vis-à-vis the United States of America, complete sovereignty of the people of France over data storage, over supercomputers, cables, and over artificial intelligence systems.
Original French quote
À une révolution numérique déjà bien engagée, nous répondons par la décolonisation numérique vis-à-vis des États-Unis d’Amérique, la souveraineté complète du peuple de France sur le stockage des données, sur les supercalculateurs, les câbles, et sur les systèmes d’intelligence artificielle.

Source: melenchon.fr · archived copy

Statement · Digital Sovereignty and Cloud · June 1, 2026 · Direct link with AI

Data centers, computing, cloud and AI described as sovereignty infrastructure

Data centers, computing capacity, cloud infrastructure and artificial intelligence systems are now sovereignty infrastructure as important as energy, transportation or telecommunications.
Original French quote
Les data centers, les capacités de calcul, les infrastructures cloud et les systèmes d’intelligence artificielle sont désormais des infrastructures de souveraineté aussi importantes que l’énergie, les transports ou les télécommunications.

Source: lafranceinsoumise.fr · archived copy

Commitment · Rights, Freedoms and Disinformation · November 6, 2026 · Indirect link with AI

Strengthening the CNIL's resources to ensure the application of the GDPR's security requirements

Strengthen the resources of the Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés (CNIL) so that it guarantees the effective application of the security requirements provided for by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Original French quote
Renforcer les moyens de la Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés (CNIL) pour qu’elle garantisse l’application effective des exigences de sécurité prévues par le règlement général sur la protection des données (RGPD)

Source: melenchon2027.fr

Commitment · Research, Investment and Business · November 6, 2026 · Indirect link with AI

Increase funding for doctoral grants and public quantum research laboratories

Making France a global quantum power: Invest in fundamental quantum research by increasing funding for dedicated doctoral grants and dedicated public research laboratories
Original French quote
Faire de la France une puissance quantique mondiale : Investir dans la recherche fondamentale quantique en augmentant le financement des bourses doctorales dédiées et les laboratoires publics de recherches dédiés

Source: melenchon2027.fr

Commitment · Digital Sovereignty and Cloud · November 6, 2026 · Indirect link with AI

Nationalize digital companies holding essential know-how threatened with bankruptcy, offshoring or takeover

Nationalize any digital company holding essential know-how that risks bankruptcy, offshoring or takeover by predatory funds
Original French quote
Nationaliser toute entreprise du numérique détenant un savoir-faire essentiel qui risque la faillite, la délocalisation ou le rachat par des fonds prédateurs

Source: melenchon2027.fr

Commitment · Rights, Freedoms and Disinformation · November 6, 2026 · Indirect link with AI

Making the fight against data breaches a national priority and regulating the transmission of data to third parties

Making the fight against data breaches a national priority: Train the people required to process sensitive and personal data and strictly regulate the transmission of such data to third parties
Original French quote
Faire de la lutte contre les fuites de données une priorité nationale : Former les personnes amenées à traiter des données sensibles et à caractère personnel et encadrer strictement la transmission de ces données à des tiers

Source: melenchon2027.fr

Commitment · Digital Sovereignty and Cloud · November 6, 2026 · Indirect link with AI

Structuring a national supply chain for critical digital components, with a microprocessor foundry in France

Structuring a national industrial supply chain for digital technologies covering all critical hardware components (semiconductors, storage, connectivity) and including in particular the creation of a microprocessor foundry on French territory
Original French quote
Structurer une filière industrielle nationale des technologies numériques couvrant l’ensemble des composants matériels critiques (semi-conducteurs, stockage, connectivité) et incluant notamment la création d’une fonderie de microprocesseurs sur le territoire français

Source: melenchon2027.fr

Commitment · AI, Defense and Armament · November 6, 2026 · Indirect link with AI

Offer volunteers with rare skills, notably in cyber, the possibility of serving in the defense services

Offer volunteers holding vocational training or rare skills, such as in the cyber field, the possibility of being assigned to the defense services
Original French quote
Proposer aux personnes volontaires disposant d’une formation professionnelle ou de compétences rares, comme dans le domaine cyber, d’être versées dans les services de défense

Source: melenchon2027.fr

Commitment · Research, Investment and Business · November 6, 2026 · Indirect link with AI

Making all public aid to quantum start-ups conditional on sovereignty guarantees

Invest in industrial development and training, by making all public aid to quantum start-up companies conditional on sovereignty guarantees, in order to produce our own quantum equipment
Original French quote
Investir dans le développement industriel et la formation, en conditionnant toute aide publique aux entreprises start-ups quantiques à des garanties de souveraineté, afin de produire notre propre équipement quantique

Source: melenchon2027.fr

Commitment · Rights, Freedoms and Disinformation · November 6, 2026 · Indirect link with AI

Constitutionalizing the right to encryption and to the security of data and communications

Constitutionalizing the right to encryption and to the security of data and communications, in order to guard against means of interception and surveillance
Original French quote
Constitutionnaliser le droit au chiffrement et à la sécurité des données et des communications, afin de se prémunir contre les moyens d’interception et de surveillance

Source: melenchon2027.fr

Commitment · Digital Sovereignty and Cloud · October 26, 2026 · Indirect link with AI

Progressively freeing universities and research from the GAFAM in favor of free software and sovereign solutions

We will also organize the progressive liberation of universities and research from the grip of the GAFAM, by supporting the shift toward free software and sovereign solutions.
Original French quote
Nous organiserons également la libération progressive de l’université et de la recherche de l’emprise des GAFAM, en soutenant la bifurcation vers les logiciels libres et les solutions souveraines.

Source: melenchon2027.fr · archived copy

Principle · Research, Investment and Business · June 7, 2026 · Indirect link with AI

Supporting the invention in France of technological leaps such as the quantum computer

And support for the invention, in France, of the technological leaps that humanity is waiting for, such as the leap toward the quantum computer.
Original French quote
Et le soutien à l’invention, en France, des sauts technologiques que l’humanité attend, comme celui vers l’ordinateur quantique.

Source: melenchon.fr · archived copy

Data centers and energy

Commitment · Sovereign Hosting and Moratorium · June 1, 2026 · Direct link with AI

Mobilizing national savings to finance sovereign computing centers and a public cloud

We propose to mobilize national savings to finance sovereign computing centers, public cloud infrastructure, open research, free software and strategic technologies.
Original French quote
Nous proposons de mobiliser l’épargne nationale pour financer des centres de calcul souverains, des infrastructures cloud publiques, la recherche ouverte, les logiciels libres et les technologies stratégiques.

Source: lafranceinsoumise.fr · archived copy

Statement · Siting and Land · June 1, 2026 · Direct link with AI

Mention of SoftBank's announced investments in AI infrastructure and data centers in France

The announcements linked to SoftBank, which mentions up to 75 billion euros of investment in AI infrastructure and data centers in France, illustrate this orientation.
Original French quote
Les annonces liées à SoftBank, qui évoque jusqu’à 75 milliards d’euros d’investissements dans les infrastructures d’IA et les data centers en France, illustrent cette orientation.

Source: lafranceinsoumise.fr · archived copy

Statement · Siting and Land · June 1, 2026 · Direct link with AI

Criticism of government announcements on data centers and AI infrastructure funded by foreign groups

the government is now celebrating new giant data center and AI infrastructure projects, including several tens of billions of euros backed by foreign groups
Original French quote
le gouvernement célèbre désormais de nouveaux projets géants de data centers et d’infrastructures d’IA, dont plusieurs dizaines de milliards d’euros portés par des groupes étrangers

Source: lafranceinsoumise.fr · archived copy

Commitment · Water and Environment · November 6, 2026 · Indirect link with AI

Reduce the energy and water consumption of data centers and make their construction subject to authorization

Increase the energy efficiency of data centers, reduce their water consumption, reduce and recover their heat production, make these centers subject to a construction authorization
Original French quote
Augmenter l’efficacité énergétique des centres de données, réduire leur consommation d’eau, réduire et récupérer leur production de chaleur, soumettre ces centres à une autorisation de construction

Source: melenchon2027.fr

Commitment · Siting and Land · July 22, 2026 · Indirect link with AI

Moratorium on data centers intended for foreign companies subject to U.S. law

We must be able to store our data in a sovereign manner. So first of all we need a moratorium on the construction of data centers intended for foreign private companies, subject to U.S. law.
Original French quote
Nous devons être capable de stocker de manière souveraine nos données. Il faut donc d’abord un moratoire sur la construction des centres de données destinés à des entreprises privées étrangères, soumises au droit américain.

Source: melenchon.fr · archived copy

Commitment · Sovereign Hosting and Moratorium · June 1, 2026 · Indirect link with AI

Ban any foreign dependency in the State's critical digital sectors

We propose to ban any foreign dependency in the critical digital sectors of the State, defense, health, education and essential infrastructure.
Original French quote
Nous proposons d’interdire toute dépendance étrangère dans les secteurs numériques critiques de l’État, de la défense, de la santé, de l’éducation et des infrastructures essentielles.

Source: lafranceinsoumise.fr · archived copy

Education and AI

Commitment · Higher Education and Research · October 26, 2026 · Direct link with AI

Setting a framework for the use of generative AI in universities and research

Finally, we will work to set a framework for the use of generative artificial intelligence in universities and research to ensure that this new frontier of humanity is placed at the service of the general human interest.
Original French quote
Enfin, nous travaillerons à fixer un cadre à l’utilisation de l’intelligence artificielle générative à l’université et dans la recherche pour garantir que cette nouvelle frontière de l’humanité soit mise au service de l’intérêt général humain.

Source: melenchon2027.fr · archived copy

Commitment · Screens and Digital Technology in Schools · November 6, 2026 · Indirect link with AI

Moving away from all-digital in schools and establishing a right to disconnect for students and staff

Move away from all-digital toward a reasoned and considered use of this tool, establish a right to disconnect for students and staff
Original French quote
Sortir du tout numérique pour un usage raisonné et réfléchi de cet outil, consacrer un droit à la déconnexion des élèves et des personnels

Source: melenchon2027.fr

AI in government

Commitment · Governance and Public Tools · November 6, 2026 · Direct link with AI

Create a public domain for data bringing together the data of public services, administrations and companies

Create a public domain for data to which, by default, all digital data of French public services, public administrations and public companies belong: stored by 100% public solutions with guarantees of privacy protection and against leaks, made available as a priority to develop solutions of general interest
Original French quote
Créer un domaine public des données auquel appartiennent par défaut toutes les données numériques des services publics, administrations publiques et entreprises publiques françaises : stockées par des solutions 100 % publiques avec des garanties de protection de la vie privée et contre les fuites mises à disposition en priorité pour développer des solutions d’intérêt général

Source: melenchon2027.fr

Commitment · Governance and Public Tools · November 6, 2026 · Indirect link with AI

Generalize free software in public administrations and the Éducation nationale and guarantee interoperability

Generalize the use of free software in public administrations and the Éducation nationale; guarantee interoperability among all digital players, both public and private
Original French quote
Généraliser l’usage des logiciels libres dans les administrations publiques et l’Éducation nationale ; garantir l’interopérabilité chez tous les acteurs du numérique, publics comme privés

Source: melenchon2027.fr

Commitment · User Services and Administrative Procedures · October 9, 2026 · Indirect link with AI

Reopen physical service counters in public services and reject all-digital

Reopen physical service counters in public services and reject the all-digital approach which deprives many people of their rights, in particular the elderly
Original French quote
Rouvrir des guichets physiques dans les services publics et refuser le tout numérique qui prive de droits de nombreuses personnes, notamment les plus âgées

Source: melenchon2027.fr · archived copy

Commitment · User Services and Administrative Procedures · October 9, 2026 · Indirect link with AI

Maintaining access to in-person counters and paper forms alongside the digitalization of public services

Guarantee the maintenance of access to in-person counters and to paper forms alongside the digitalization of public services
Original French quote
Garantir le maintien de l’accès aux guichets et à des formulaires papier en parallèle de la dématérialisation des services publics

Source: melenchon2027.fr · archived copy

Frequently asked questions

What does Jean-Luc Mélenchon propose on artificial intelligence?

The observatory has published 67 proposals by Jean-Luc Mélenchon related to AI. By theme: Artificial intelligence (47), Data centers and energy (8), Education and AI (4), AI in government (8). Most recent: "Ban AI systems designed to simulate an emotional relationship with the user" (November 6, 2026); "Set rules against discriminatory biases in AI and medical technologies" (November 6, 2026); "Require human oversight of algorithmic management decisions and a worker veto right" (November 6, 2026).

What is the latest quote from Jean-Luc Mélenchon on AI published by the observatory?

On November 6, 2026, a proposal: "Ban AI systems designed to simulate an emotional relationship with the user".

What is Jean-Luc Mélenchon's position on "Introduce a moratorium on data center projects"?

For. Original quote (French): "Nous devons être capable de stocker de manière souveraine nos données. Il faut donc d’abord un moratoire sur la construction des centres de données destinés à des entreprises privées étrangères, soumises au droit américain." Source: Blog de Jean-Luc Mélenchon (melenchon.fr), reprise de Reporterre, July 22, 2026.

What is Jean-Luc Mélenchon's position on "Ban lethal autonomous weapons systems"?

For. Original quote (French): "l’ouverture de négociations à l’Onu pour la régulation de l’IA et notamment l’interdiction des systèmes d’armes l’étales autonomes." Source: La France insoumise (communiqué), June 13, 2026.

What is Jean-Luc Mélenchon's position on "Ban real-time facial recognition in public spaces"?

For. Original quote (French): "Interdire la reconnaissance faciale" Source: Mélenchon 2027 (site de campagne), July 17, 2026.

On which grid questions has Jean-Luc Mélenchon 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)"; "Create a specific tax or levy on AI or robots".

All positions, candidate by candidate: the positions grid.

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