Chatgpt for civil servants: the state promises a conversational AI to public officials (and servers)
While the announcements concerning artificial intelligence rain daily around the world, the French government has also decided to participate in the party, by splitting a double ad: the provision of a conversational assistant For public officials and the identification of 35 sites intended to accommodate data centers.
A conversational assistant for public service agents
It was Laurent Marcangeli, Minister of Public Action, Public Service and Simplification, who presented the government strategy in matters of artificial intelligence on February 5, as part of a press conference. One of the key points in this roadmap is the development of conversational software for 5.7 million public officials.
This tool, designed to facilitate the accomplishment of current administrative tasks, may assist the agents in the search for information, the drafting of documents, the synthesis of texts or the translation. Thought as a French and secure alternative to existing solutions, this software intends to meet the specific needs of administrations by guaranteeing the protection of sensitive data. A real chatgpt for civil servants.
On the other hand, no technical details have yet been communicated on the implementation methods or on the project calendar.
35 sites for digital infrastructure
In parallel, Laurent Marcangeli and Clara Chappaz, Minister responsible for artificial intelligence, also unveiled a project to strengthen the country's digital infrastructure. The government has identified 35 sites deemed “loans to use” to accommodate data centers. These infrastructures are obviously essential to support the rise in AI -based technologies and ensure secure data management.
France rightly seeks to fill its delay against the United States, where there are already more than 2,000 data centers in activity. Not to mention the Stargate mega-project, announced last week. But then again, no additional details have been communicated for the time being. The ministers did not specify whether these lands were already the subject of developments or if additional investments will be necessary before their commissioning.
Digital sovereignty online from sight
But if we do not ultimately know much at the moment, these long-awaited announcements have at least have the merit of showing that the State seeks to accelerate the digital transition of public services while strengthening the country's technological independence. The establishment of a locally designed conversational assistant is a logical solution to protect sensitive data from administrations, while reducing dependence on solutions developed abroad.
