France announced Monday, January 26, that it plans to replace American software such as Microsoft Teams and Zoom with its own domestic software, Visio. Visio will be rolled out by 2027 and will only be available for government departments, not private companies or individual members of the public.
As reported by Euronews, David Amiel, minister for the civil service and state reform, said, "The aim is to end the use of non-European solutions and guarantee the security and confidentiality of public electronic communications by relying on a powerful and sovereign tool." It seems France doesn't want another nation's AI LLM like Gemini taking notes during meetings that could include sensitive information.
