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title: "Nvidia Backs Franco-German Open AI Research Push in Paris"
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published_at: "2026-10-14T19:39:36.000Z"
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summary: "Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang met with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace to support a joint Franco-German open AI research initiative, including a partnership with Mistral AI that used 4,000 Grace Blackwell chips for its latest model. The initiative aligns with Nvidia's planned $2 billion investment in European AI projects next week, bringing total commitments over the past year to $10 billion, including minority stakes in French startups Doctolib, Genesis AI, Pigment, and Entalpic, and a planned European data center buildout."
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# Nvidia Backs Franco\-German Open AI Research Push in Paris

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**Published:** 2026-10-14T19:39:36.000Z
**Category:** Industry
**Topics:** nvidia, funding

## Summary

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang met with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace to support a joint Franco\-German open AI research initiative, including a partnership with Mistral AI that used 4,000 Grace Blackwell chips for its latest model\. The initiative aligns with Nvidia's planned $2 billion investment in European AI projects next week, bringing total commitments over the past year to $10 billion, including minority stakes in French startups Doctolib, Genesis AI, Pigment, and Entalpic, and a planned European data center buildout\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://marketbrief.now/ai/update-nvidia-backs-franco-german-open-ai-research-push-in-paris-de953f64>)
- [Story source](<https://x.com/nvidianewsroom/status/2110092314198626792>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/IPONewsroom_/status/2110060647430119687>)
- [Story source](<https://x.com/EmmanuelMacron/status/2110125046425432218>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/Amanda_Goodall/status/2110122405112996178>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/emilychangtv/status/2110060962564718983>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/kimmonismus/status/2110065020424138947>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/kimmonismus/status/2110443843241873873>)