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French commission urges tighter rules for AI assistants
France’s Council for AI and Digital Affairs urged tighter rules for AI assistants such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok and Meta AI.
The government asked the council to examine how these services may exploit users’ vulnerabilities, and it delivered its report to President Emmanuel Macron on 10 November.
The council did not recommend banning AI assistants for people under 15, noting their potential educational benefits and legal concerns around a similar proposed social media ban.
Instead, it calls for strict safeguards, particularly for minors.
The report warns that highly personalised interactions could encourage dependence and let platforms profit from users’ emotions and psychological profiles.
It recommends making clear when people are interacting with AI and turning off human-like and flattering features by default.
The report’s delivery is the next step described; no further action is specified.
France’s Council for AI and Digital Technology urged stricter rules for AI assistants, including ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok and Meta AI.
The council presented its report to President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday, 10 November.
It recommended tighter safeguards, particularly for services available to minors, but did not propose banning AI assistants.
The report warned of dependency risks and platforms profiting from users’ cognitive abilities, emotional reactions and psychological profiles.
- Who
- France’s Council for AI and Digital Technology (CIANum).
- What
- It urged stricter regulation of AI assistants and proposed safeguards, especially for services available to minors.
- When
- Tuesday, 10 November; the article was published in 2026.
- Where
- The report was presented at the Paris Peace Forum.
- Why
- The council warned that AI services could exploit users’ vulnerabilities and contribute to dependency.
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Anne Le Hénanff tasked the council with examining how consumer AI services exploit users’ vulnerabilities.
The council presented its report to Emmanuel Macron at the Paris Peace Forum.
- Report author
- Council for AI and Digital Technology (CIANum)
- Presented to
- Emmanuel Macron
- Date presented
- 10 November
- AI services named
- ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok and Meta AI
- Mandated by
- Anne Le Hénanff, on 20 February
What people are saying
The rapporteurs’ views did not converge on proposing such a ban
On the other hand, the report proposes strict regulation of these AI chatbots, particularly when they are accessible to minors