EDF and Generative AI: Scaling Up a Critical Industrial Group
On January 27, 2026, ZDNet revealed a milestone rarely achieved in France. EDF opened an internal generative AI portal to approximately 160,000 employees, multi-LLM, presented as "sovereign," operated in a private environment and designed to industrialize more than 400 business use cases. Behind the announcement, a more structural question emerges: what does "adopting AI" mean...
When humans meet AI: what do usage patterns really reveal?
By Pascale Caron — for EntrepreneurIA Analysis of the HBR study « Making Sense of Research on How People Use AI », published in November 2025 A quiet but profound turning point What are users actually doing with AI? That's the question Marc Zao-Sanders raises in a recent op-ed published by the Harvard Business Review....
C-Suite 2026: How Leaders Adapt to an Uncertain World According to Forvis Mazars
In an economic and geopolitical environment marked by increased volatility, global leaders are revisiting their priorities. The C-suite Barometer: Outlook 2026 from Forvis Mazars highlights a powerful paradox: renewed confidence among executives in future growth, while recognizing uncertainty as a structural element of the strategic horizon. Renewed Confidence, but Acknowledged Lucidity The year 2026 is...
Digital Resilience Index (DRI): the tool launched at Bercy to manage cloud and AI dependencies
On January 26, 2026, Bercy provided a political and operational framework to an idea that had long remained theoretical: digital sovereignty is only worthwhile if it becomes manageable. For these first Digital Sovereignty Meetings, the Ministry of Economy highlights two initiatives designed to "measure in order to decide": a Digital Sovereignty Observatory and the Digital...
BPCE and AI: From Cautious Experimentation to Industrial Strategy
In less than two years, BPCE has shifted from a defensive control posture to a logic of gradual industrialization of generative AI, anchored to its Vision 2030 strategic plan. The challenge is not merely technological. It is organizational, social, regulatory and, above all, economic. The group claims massive adoption of assistants, while maintaining marked caution...
French AI Mafia and Global AI Index: Is France Building AI Founders or AI Champions?
France values narratives that organize strategic thinking: French Tech, national champions, ambitious budget announcements. Yet artificial intelligence is not measured by intention, nor even by promise. It is revealed through the observation of tangible flows: circulation of talent, mobilized capital, access to compute, production of models, and above all the ability to transform projects into...