Gabriel Attal: Launch a daily "plan Voltaire" for critical thinking in the age of AI and digital technology
Proposal put forward by Gabriel Attal on August 25, 2026. Topic: Screens and Digital Technology in Schools. The observatory also publishes quotes from 10 other public figures on this topic.
And above all in the age of AI and digital technology, he proposes launching a "plan Voltaire", from the earliest age: 30 minutes at the beginning of each day, devoted to developing critical thinking, stepping back from the news and sources, and argumentation.
Original quote (French)
Et surtout à l’heure de l’IA et du numérique, il propose de lancer un « plan Voltaire », dès le plus jeune âge : 30 minutes au début de chaque journée, de développement de l’esprit critique, de recul sur l’actualité et les sources, d’argumentation.Source: attalpresident.fr · archived copy
Other candidates on this topic
- Bernard Cazeneuve: Guaranteeing equal access everywhere to quality digital training
- Bruno Retailleau: Organizing digital learning paths adapted to each stage of schooling
- Dominique de Villepin: Ban cell phones in schools and preserve technology-free periods
- Emmanuel Maurel: Apply the "5-10-15 rule" on screens, with daycare centers and preschools designated "screen-free zones"
- Jean-Luc Mélenchon: Moving away from all-digital in schools and establishing a right to disconnect for students and staff
- Marine Tondelier: Ban screens in schools before age six
- Nicolas Dupont-Aignan: Training parents and children on screen risks starting in primary school
- Olivier Becht: Create a digital public education service offering a model lesson for every course, from first grade through university
- Raphaël Glucksmann: Teaching how to decode media, images and algorithms from primary school onward
- Édouard Philippe: Regulating screen use among young children
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