pabs31d ago

France's government is ditching Windows for Linux, says US tech a strategic risk

https://www.xda-developers.com/frances-government-ditching-windows-for-linux/

France's government is ditching Windows for Linux, calling US tech dependence a strategic risk

The ministries have until the fall to find a solution.

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Show threadArtTimeInvestor

It is a step into the right direction.

Over time, more and more work is going to be done by AI though. At some point, it will be unthinkably slow and expensive to let humans work on anything.

To do *that* locally, you need GPUs and LLMs.

How will Europe solve these two?

Apr 11 at 10:30amWeb
Show threadErroneousBosh1d ago

No-one needs LLMs.

AI has no value.

Show thread7bit1d ago
The chariot was superior! Who needs them darn cars
Show threadnickserv1d ago
My grandpa was doing just fine before those newfangled chariots became all the rage. What's wrong with walking?
Show threadcorndoge1d ago
At this point in the broader dialogue your position is roughly as interesting as flat earth. Only bored people are going to bother replying and no one is taking you seriously. Don't do yourself a disservice by clinging to this.
Show threadm_mueller1d ago
I think it depends on how strong the compression advancements are going to be, such that much can be done locally in the future. I'd be interested in experiences of others here in using Gemma4, which is at the forefront of "intelligence per gigabyte" atm. (according to benches).
Show threadJoeri1d ago

The EU chips act is subsidizing new fab construction in Europe.

Meanwhile the french Mistral is partnering with Nvidia to build an AI data center near Paris on which their LLMs will run.

But I agree this is not enough to make the EU a contender in the race with the US and China. The EU still has not seriously considered decoupling from American big tech.