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

The French government will create a public health ‌chatbot for state-owned health insurance Ameli agency

By Reuters Published: 2026-06-16T11:20:00+04:00 1 min read

PARIS: French Prime ​Minister Sebastien Lecornu said on ‌Tuesday ​the government will invest €655 million ($758.29 million) in artificial intelligence and will set up a common chatbot for ⁠all the state services.

The French government will create a public health ‌chatbot for state-owned health insurance Ameli agency.

Create a new ‌platform to make access ‌to public data easier.

"We can ‌either be subjected ‌to this (Artificial intelligence) revolution, or we ​can lead ‌it," ​he said in ⁠a post on X.

"The question is not whether the state ​will ⁠use ⁠the artificial intelligence anymore, but the question is how ⁠fast will it transform," Lecornu said.

"We cannot rely on tools developed by foreign powers. France must have its own ‌tools," he said.

He made the ​announcement as the "Viva Tech" conference was set to start in Paris. ($1 = 0.8638 euros)