VivaTech 2024: Artificial intelligence takes centre stage at annual French tech show

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The latest artificially intelligent innovations have been unveiled at the VivaTech show in Paris starting this Wednesday and running through Saturday.

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00:00 From prosthetic hands that perfectly mimic our movements to bioprinted cells that replicate

00:07 human skin, AI is everywhere this year at the VivaTech conference in Paris.

00:14 Thousands of startups and visitors flocked to Europe`s largest trade fair for innovation

00:18 and technology, which opened this Wednesday.

00:21 More than 3,500 exhibitors from 120 different countries have come together for four days

00:27 of exchanges and so much more, according to the director of VivaTech.

00:31 At VivaTech, there are three main issues.

00:34 The first is to discover and decrypt all the current trends in tech and digital.

00:40 The second is to do business between startups, between large groups, between states and between

00:49 tech leaders.

00:50 And the third is to make connections.

00:53 Tech is an international event, there are 120 countries coming.

00:56 And for us, it`s extremely interesting to make a Japanese startup, which is the country

01:01 of the year, meet an African investor.

01:05 This year, Japan takes center stage as VivaTech`s country of the year.

01:09 The city of Tokyo is showcasing SushiTech, an innovative concept that seeks to develop

01:14 technology and AI while simultaneously addressing environmental and urban issues.

01:20 AI is a technology that has just started.

01:24 So, I think it`s too early to set a goal of what we`ll do in 5 or 10 years.

01:32 What`s important is to use AI, including the government.

01:38 And then we`ll understand AI and its challenges.

01:43 And then we`ll decide what to do in the future.

01:47 The event runs until Saturday.

01:49 And this year, organizers expect to welcome more than 150,000 guests for this 8th edition

01:56 of VivaTech.

01:58 (dramatic music)

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