France to Invest $758 Million in AI ‘Revolution’

French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu also said the DGSI intelligence agency would replace U.S. tech firm Palantir with a French competitor. ​

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu delivers a statement at the Hotel Matignon in Paris, on Oct. 3, 2025. Alain Jocard, Pool Photo via AP

French Prime ‌Minister Sébastien Lecornu said on June 16 that the government will invest 655 million euros ($758.3 ⁠million) in artificial intelligence and develop its own tools, independent of the United States and other countries.

“We can either ‌be subjected to this revolution, or we can ​lead it,” Lecornu said in ​a post on X.