AI and Robots: China Surges Ahead, Europe Watches from the Sidelines
Las Vegas, CES 2026. This year, one topic dominated the aisles: humanoid robotics powered by artificial intelligence. One observation is clear—China is emerging as the major rising force in this sector, while Europe remains marginal. A Dominant Chinese Presence at the Show According to official CES 2026 figures, 21 of the 38 exhibitors dedicated to...
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...
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...
Satya Nadella Warns of an AI Bubble: An Economic Issue, Not a Technological One
A Structural Warning, Not a Technical One At Davos in January 2026, Satya Nadella issued a warning that contrasts sharply with the prevailing enthusiasm surrounding AI. According to him, the real risk of a bubble lies not in the models themselves, but in the concentration of benefits within a few dominant players. What's at stake...
Artificial Intelligence Put to the Test of Reality
Artificial intelligence put to the test of reality: data, processes and sovereignty according to Gilles Cymbalista In the ecosystem of artificial intelligence applied to business, where technological promise often precedes real transformation, certain trajectories bring us back to fundamentals. Gilles Cymbalista belongs to this generation trained at a time when data was not manipulated through...