France to invest €655 million in AI, set up common chatbot for all state services

France will invest €655 million in artificial intelligence and launch a common chatbot for all state services, including a public health chatbot for Ameli and a platform to simplify access to public data. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu stated the government aims to avoid dependence on foreign tools and to lead the AI revolution, announcing the Viva Tech conference as the backdrop for the plan. The package includes a public-health chatbot for Ameli and a platform to ease data access, underscoring France’s drive to build domestic AI capabilities.