The report AI of the Enlightenment offers an in-depth reflection on the transformations brought about by generative artificial intelligence and their impact on our society. Led by Francis Jutand and supported by Cap Digital, this 92-page report aims to shed light on French and European strategic choices in the field of AI, putting ethics and sovereignty at the heart of decision-making.
In a context where the major technological powers, notably the United States with its GAFAMs, are shaping the global digital landscape, Europe must mobilize to assert its autonomy and define its own model. Far from being a simple technological evolution, AI represents an epistemological breakthrough that is reconfiguring our access to knowledge, our economies and our social structures.
Europe, which has lost its digital leadership, must now choose between uniting or suffering. AI cannot be left to American and Chinese companies alone: it must become a lever of sovereignty to guarantee control over data, infrastructures and uses. This report provides an in-depth analysis of the ethical tensions raised by AI:
- Mass surveillance and privacy
- Fake news and opinion manipulation
- Energy consumption and ecological impact
- Loss of skills and mutation of professions
- Opportunities for democracy, education and research