Will computer vision help France take a lead in AI?

Florent Perronnin was director at Fair in Paris until July 2016, when he moved to Xerox in Grenoble. He is now deputy manager of the analytics labouratory at Xerox Research Centre Europe. One of the primary areas of focus at Xerox is computer vision. "You need a certain combination of ingredients for a country to be strong in AI," said Perronnin. "You need good research institutions. And France is very strong in two of the competencies required for AI research – mathematics and computer science."