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France adds EUR 655 million for AI sovereignty and a single public chatbot

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced EUR 655 million in extra France 2030 funding for AI infrastructure, compute, research and industry, plus L'Assistant, a single sovereign chatbot built on Mistral's models for around one million civil servants.

Reported AI-drafted Public Sénat, 16 June 2026

What it does not test. Does not itemise the EUR 655 million across infrastructure, compute, research and industry, nor confirm L'Assistant's rollout beyond its 10,000 agent pilot.

How this item counts. Towards autonomy: it changes who owns, whose law governs. Binding 1 of 3 (announced), scale 2 of 3 (medium), Reported counts half: weight +2 of 36 possible. Sovereign Mistral-based gov chatbot (own/law) planned; EUR655M funds announced, only 10k-agent pilot live.. European Sovereignty Index

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