Olivier Faure: Believes we should not entrust AI with what we would not entrust to a human being
Statement made by Olivier Faure on September 25, 2026, reported by BFMTV (BFM Tech). Topic: AI Regulation and the AI Act. The observatory also publishes quotes from 16 other public figures on this topic.
The machine seems to think faster than man. But in reality, it does not think, it imitates. The difficulty is not to entrust AI with what we would not entrust to a human being.
Original quote (French)
La machine semble penser plus vite que l'homme. Mais en réalité, elle ne pense pas, elle imite. La difficulté, c'est de ne pas confier à l'IA ce que nous ne confierions pas à un être humain.Reported by BFMTV (BFM Tech) · bfmtv.com · 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
- David Lisnard: Believes that France and Europe must produce AI and robotics, not merely regulate them
- 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
- 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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