French President Emmanuel Macron Charts Out France's Approach To Artificial Intelligence – Science Trends

Conversations about artificial intelligence are nothing new, nor are interviews with politicians about national policies. What is relatively new though, is hearing a national leader talk openly about a nation's relationship with (and policies regarding) artificial intelligence. Emmanuel Macron, France's president, recently gave an extensive interview to Wired magazine, where he spoke about France's goals with AI. President Macron said that the two applications of AI that made him realize how powerful, useful, and beneficial the technology could be, were applications in the healthcare and autonomous driving sectors. Macron says that he was impressed by new innovations that may allow healthcare to become much more personalized and allow doctors/researchers to better predict, diagnose, and treat illnesses.