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French research has just equipped itself with a new supercomputer called Jean Zay, one of the most powerful in Europe. What will this supercomputer change? How are France and Europe positioning themselves in the global landscape? Scientific and geopolitical context is provided by Jamal Atif, the CNRS Representative for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, and Stéphane Requena, the Director of Innovation and Technology at the civil company Genci.
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