Paris AI Summit Draws $112 Billion in AI Investment Pledges
President Emmanuel Macron announced investment commitments totaling 109 billion euros ($112 billion) to boost France's artificial intelligence sector.
Key Pledges:
* Brookfield: 20 billion euros for AI projects
* United Arab Emirates: Up to 50 billion euros over multiple years
Company-Specific Investments:
* Amazon: 1.2 billion euros for cloud infrastructure development
* Apollo: $5 billion for AI-related energy investments
* Digital Realty: Up to 6 billion euros for data centers near Paris and Marseille
* Equinix: 630 million euros for 11 data centers in France
* FluidStack: 10 billion euros for supercomputer powered by nuclear energy
* Mistral AI: Largest supercomputer in Europe and partnerships with French companies Veolia and Dassault Systemes