France Aims for Self-Sufficiency in AI Chips, Encourages Nvidia Production

French President Emmanuel Macron has called on chip manufacturer Nvidia to begin producing advanced semiconductors within the country at a scale that enables high-performance computing and artificial intelligence (AI). This ambition was voiced during a panel discussion at VivaTech, alongside CEO Jensen Huang of Nvidia who revealed that their first GPU had been manufactured in France by STMicroelectronics. ]