David Lisnard: Opposes regulating a technology before mastering it, regarding European AI regulation
Statement made by David Lisnard on October 16, 2026. Topic: AI Regulation and the AI Act. The observatory also publishes quotes from 16 other public figures on this topic.
You never win by regulating what you do not yet master, nor by hindering those who undertake.
Original quote (French)
On ne gagne jamais en réglementant ce qu’on ne maîtrise pas encore, ni en entravant ceux qui entreprennent.Source: unenouvelleenergie.fr · archived copy
Other candidates on this topic
- Antoine Mikolajczak: Create a body of randomly selected citizens on ethical issues related to AI
- Bernard Cazeneuve: Turning INESIA into an authority assessing AI systems before and after deployment
- Bruno Le Maire: Controlling algorithms through counter-algorithms mastered in Europe rather than through law
- Bruno Retailleau: Establish a three-year experimental exemption from the GDPR and the AI Act for strategic projects
- Dominique de Villepin: Establish an AI Safety Authority modeled on the Autorité de sûreté nucléaire
- Emmanuel Maurel: Achieve an international treaty regulating AI and its players
- François Ruffin: Cites the ecological, social and strategic impacts of AI among the major issues to be addressed
- Gabriel Attal: Create international AI regulation modeled on nuclear cooperation
- Jean-François Legendre: Regulating artificial intelligence by law
- Jean-Luc Mélenchon: Ban AI systems designed to simulate an emotional relationship with the user
- Marine Tondelier: Require AI system designers to match model size to the complexity of queries
- Nicolas Dupont-Aignan: Systematically Audit AI Models to Prevent Bias
- Olivier Faure: Believes we should not entrust AI with what we would not entrust to a human being
- Raphaël Glucksmann: Driving an international AI treaty for very high-risk uses
- Sarah Knafo: Repeal Two Regulations for Each New One in Strategic Sectors
- Édouard Philippe: Simplify the European legal framework applicable to AI
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