Gabriel Attal: Calls it "astounding" how little space is given to artificial intelligence in the presidential campaign
Statement made by Gabriel Attal on November 8, 2026, reported by Le Figaro (avec AFP). Topic: Research, Investment and Business. The observatory also publishes quotes from 16 other public figures on this topic.
This subject is completely taking a back seat and that is totally astounding. Me, I don't understand it. It's as if at the time electricity was invented there had been a presidential campaign and electricity hadn't been debated
Original quote (French)
Ce sujet passe totalement au second plan et c'est totalement sidérant. Moi, je ne comprends pas. C'est comme si au moment de l'invention de l'électricité il y avait une campagne présidentielle et qu'on n'avait pas débattu de l'électricitéReported by Le Figaro (avec AFP) · lefigaro.fr
Other candidates on this topic
- Bernard Cazeneuve: Redirecting European savings toward investment in computing power
- Bruno Le Maire: Launch Major Works in Semiconductors and AI
- Bruno Retailleau: Create an AI compartment within BPI organized as a fund of funds
- David Lisnard: Cites nuclear power as an asset in AI competition and wants to mobilize capital and public procurement
- Dominique de Villepin: Create a sovereignty and solidarity fund backed by European borrowing to finance AI
- Emmanuel Maurel: Massively fund public AI research
- Florian Philippot: Support French AI research and companies and the establishment of computing capacity in France
- Jean-Luc Mélenchon: Increase funding for doctoral grants and public quantum research laboratories
- Jérôme Guedj: Investing in future technologies and artificial intelligence
- Marine Tondelier: Support a European CHIPS Act 2 and develop a European AI chip
- Natacha Polony: Using public procurement by the Ministry of Armed Forces to develop Mistral and the AI sector
- Nicolas Dupont-Aignan: Borrowing at Zero Interest from the Banque de France to Invest in AI and Robotics
- Olivier Becht: Making France a leader in quantum and in AI running on quantum platforms
- Raphaël Glucksmann: Create an industrial agency for digital technology and AI funded by France 2030, BPI and the GAFAM tax
- Sarah Knafo: Allow life insurance and pension funds to invest in AI, cloud and semiconductors
- Édouard Philippe: "Capital France" savings account and funded pensions to finance technology champions
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