US EditionMacron calls for UK-France AI alliance to catch up with US and China
ÎLE-DE-FRANCE, FRANCE, JUL 9 – Macron urges a UK-France AI partnership to address regulatory differences and enhance innovation, with AI data center power use expected to double by 2030, the International Energy Agency warns.
- On July 9, 2025, France and the UK renewed their historic partnership by building an Entente Technologique to collaborate on AI and infrastructure.
- This partnership builds on the Entente Cordiale and responds to rising threats and competition from the US and China in technology and security.
- Agreements include joint research on AI, critical infrastructure protection, a supercomputing partnership led by Bristol and GENCI, and cooperation between institutions like Imperial College, CNRS, Oxford, and Cambridge.
- Emmanuel Macron said it was "critical" for France and the UK to cooperate on AI to catch up with the US and China, while Peter Kyle emphasized shared ambitions to boost economic growth and security.
- These agreements aim to strengthen technological sovereignty, advance strategic priorities, and mitigate reliance on foreign AI, reflecting a coordinated effort to face future challenges.
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France and the United Kingdom have concluded a historic collaboration agreement to become the powers in AI of the future, Spain has been left out.
Evening Standard
perspectivemedia.comUK and France agree ‘Entente Technologique’ to help protect infrastructure
‘Today we build on the Entente Cordiale with an Entente Technologique,’ Science Secretary Peter Kyle said.
Radio France Internationale
Modern GhanaMacron calls for UK-France AI alliance to catch up with US and China
French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday it was "critical" that France and the UK work together on artificial intelligence in order to catch up with the United States and China.
Macron says 'critical' that U.K., France partner over AI
Mr. Macron said the neighbouring nations "are lagging behind both the U.S. and China... And the big question for all of us is how to be part of the competition and indeed to de-risk our model and not to be dependent on U.S. and or Chinese solutions".
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