France: Technology

Le Monde Informatique relaie les résultats d’une étude menée par une association de défense des consommateurs, selon laquelle la majorité des principaux modèles d’intelligence artificielle générative ne respecteraient pas les exigences du droit européen...

250 à 300 entreprises en France sont si essentielles que leur identité est classée secrète. On les appelle les Opérateurs d'Importance Vitale (OIV). Aujourd'hui, une simple ligne de code peut provoquer une pollution...

Gérard Haas et son équipe ont compilé les actualités juridiques numériques les plus marquantes de la semaine, couvrant les alertes d'Anthropic sur l'auto-amélioration récursive de l'IA, les nouvelles sanctions de la DGCCRF contre SHEIN, les risques liés aux chatbots d'intimité, les inquiétudes autour de Doctolib et des données de santé, ainsi que la nouvelle stratégie open source européenne.

Le Figaro reports on the multiplication of legal proceedings initiated by the main publishers against companies developing artificial intelligence models, believing that their works have been used without authorization to train these systems.

A French court has taken a significant step in protecting artists' rights against AI voice cloning, ordering the disclosure of a YouTube channel operator's identity after a comedian discovered his voice was being used without authorization in AI-generated podcasts. This preliminary ruling addresses the growing challenge of AI-generated content that mimics human voices and its impact on performers' neighboring rights.

France is considering a mandatory financial contribution from AI providers to support creators whose works are used to train artificial intelligence systems. The proposal, recommended in a parliamentary report, would require AI companies exceeding certain revenue thresholds to pay into a fund managed by ARCOM, with potential reductions for those who negotiate licensing agreements directly with authors.

Forensic Risk Alliance hosted a panel discussion examining the evolving regulatory frameworks governing cryptocurrency and stablecoins across France, the US, and UK, exploring how MiCA, the GENIUS Act, and emerging legislation shape dispute resolution. The panel analyzed jurisdiction challenges, evidence tracing complexities, and enforcement hurdles that arbitration practitioners now face in this rapidly developing field.

France experienced a notable escalation in enforcement in 2025, driven by broader reliance on criminal conspiracy charges and a sharper focus on complex organized and financial crime, including tax fraud.

The French Financial Markets Authority (Autorité des marchés financiers, "AMF") is amending its positions 2010-05 and 2013-12 to clarify the cases in which certain financial instruments indexed to crypto-assets...