With the support of the Républicains team at the Senate, Edouard Fillias and Thomas Kurkidjian played a crucial role in organizing a significant one-day conference on AI at the Senate on December 7, 2003. Joined by top experts in the field, including Joëlle Barral, Director of AI Research at Google, philosopher of science Etienne Klein, Antoine Bordes (Helsing), Eric Trappier (Dassault Aviation), William Eldin (XXII), and Alice Pannier (IFRI), the event facilitated an in-depth assessment of the challenges related to artificial intelligence.

Confronted with a technology advancing at the speed of light and poised to reshape our lives in the fields of health, education, and defense, ethical and regulatory questions naturally arise. Indeed, AI represents a shift in the nature of human activity, not just its degree. It emerges as a political revolution, expanding the realm of freedom by granting new powers while raising concerns about unprecedented controls and the ability to anticipate our actions.

AI opens the door to equality by providing literal access to knowledge for all, yet it poses the risk of widespread job loss. Moreover, while AI could become a universal lingua franca, bringing us closer to common reasoning, it could also alienate us by relegating us to artificial virtual worlds designed solely for control.

As the EU takes pride in pioneering global regulations, it is evident that by becoming active participants in technology, we will truly understand and leverage its benefits. This is a realm that political voluntarism cannot solely relinquish to the United States, and one that we, as French and European citizens, must fully embrace.