French government to hire French AI providers such as Mistral, Minister says

PARIS, Aug 18 - French Budget Minister David Amiel announced on Tuesday that his government plans to hire sovereign artificial intelligence providers, including Mistral, according to the source. Earlier, Amiel stated the administration would employ AI tools to pinpoint vulnerabilities in its services against cyberattacks. The revelation came after the government disclosed on Thursday that the tax agency had fallen prey to a cyberattack.

The incident resulted in the theft of personal data belonging to approximately 700,000 taxpayers, as per the French Finance Ministry. Amelie Verdier, the head of the French tax agency, mentioned on Monday that her department had identified another data breach. However, the nature of the breach remains under evaluation.