Operation Prometheus: Three-Year Plan for a French Frontier AI Lab (legrandcontinent.eu)

• Proposed budget: ~$700B over three years, 95% for compute.
• Target: 12 GW compute by 2029 to match US labs.
• State holds 25% equity stake in lab, strategic control via veto rights.
• Key risk: dependency on Nvidia chips and US export approvals.

"This policy paper outlines a three-year plan (2027-2029) to build a frontier AI lab in France with 12 GW compute capacity, costing about $700 billion, with 1.5% of GDP public funding. Compute accounts for 95% of costs. The state would hold a 25% minority stake while private investors take the rest. Alternatives like open source or negotiated dependence are deemed insufficient. GPU supply dependency on Nvidia is a key risk."