After the Senate, the Darcos AI Bill Faces Its True Test in the Assemblée Nationale
After passing smoothly through the Senate, the French bill on AI training data is set to enter a period of intense political turbulence in the National Assembly, amid pressure from industry, governmental hesitation, and a battle over the legislative schedule. The Senate is poised to smoothly clear another hurdle on…
Space Data Centers: AI Law in the Face of Orbital Vacuum
As artificial intelligence pushes digital infrastructure beyond Earth’s boundaries, the law remains firmly grounded. The first space data center projects already reveal a major blind spot: how can data flows be regulated without a territorial basis? At first glance, the idea still seems like science fiction. Yet space data centers…
Sovereignty vs. the Market: The Transatlantic Standoff Over Digital Regulation
Amid direct criticism from Washington and Brussels’s unapologetic firmness, digital regulation has become a major point of transatlantic friction. Behind the diplomatic exchanges and the opening of a limited dialogue, a fundamental divergence is taking shape regarding the very role of regulation: an instrument of sovereignty for the European Union,…
AI: France Is Adopting It, But It Remains in the Experimental Stage
Despite rising adoption, artificial intelligence remains largely limited to basic uses in French companies: according to AWS, only 19% of the 40% of organizations that use AI are using it in a truly transformative way. Overall, fewer than one in ten companies combines adoption with transformation, largely due to high…
Ten Years of Podcasts on Spotify: Video Drives Growth
With 390 million podcast listeners worldwide, Spotify is celebrating its tenth anniversary in the format by ramping up its focus on video—which is highly popular with listeners—and creator monetization. The highlight: the first-ever Podcast Awards ceremony on April 8 in Paris, symbolizing a medium that has now firmly established itself.…