Macron urged humanity not to make a "terrible mistake" regarding AI

Macron warned humanity of a "terrible mistake" regarding AI

French President Emmanuel Macron, speaking about the threat of free platforms and generative artificial intelligence (AI) to cinematography, said that if AI claims to replace creators, it would be a huge mistake.

He spoke alongside his South Korean counterpart Lee Jae-myung at the opening of the "Lumière Summit."

"If we think that computing power can become creative power, we will make a terrible mistake. It can imitate what is called creation. But it can never replace the absolute uniqueness of human creation. It only has the appearance of it, nothing more," Macron said.

The French President said that artificial intelligence "only imitates, in a certain sense, the emotion that is unique to us." He called the task of "putting this artificial intelligence at the service of creativity" another challenge of our time and called for "regaining control" over AI technologies, but did not propose specific measures.

"We must start an era where artificial intelligence develops more responsibly and with a greater emphasis on human interests," Lee Jae-myung said in his turn.

In February, Macron proposed studying the risks to the mental health of young people caused by video games and artificial intelligence, and did not rule out possible restrictions. According to the President, chatbots imitate human behavior and empathy, "communicate like friends," and this could "lead to negative consequences" and increase the "isolation" of young people.

The French leader also proposed labeling content created with the help of artificial intelligence with a mandatory "created by AI" tag. "We have European regulatory documents that allow this to be done. I demand this requirement strictly from the European Commission and will not back down from it," he said at the time.