‘Open source’ model: why France wants to work closely with China on AI

In both China and the United States, the rush to develop artificial intelligence is often viewed through a Cold War lens: as an arms race between two rival superpowers.

But France – and Europe more broadly – aims to break out of this model. It is pursuing a “collaborative approach” to developing AI, and that means it is willing to work closely with both Beijing and Washington on key issues.

In an interview with the Post, the French consul general in Hong Kong, Christile Drulhe, said…