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  The GenerIA Consortium Signs a Historic Partnership with the Republic of Guinea to Build the First Sovereign, Inclusive and Eco-Responsible African AI

  November 14, 2025

  GenerIA is proud to announce the signing of a Strategic Memorandum of Understanding with the Republic of Guinea, formalized during the Transform Africa Summit (TAS) in Conakry. This agreement marks a major milestone in GenerIA's mission: making Artificial Intelligence accessible to French-speaking nations through technologies that stand out for their sovereignty, frugality and ethical, eco-responsible design.

  The Guinean government, represented by His Excellency Alpha Bacar Barry, Minister of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Innovation, selected the consortium led by GenerIA to support the country in its ambition to become an African leader in green AI. This strategic decision was praised by Prof. Abdoulaye Baniré Diallo, General Coordinator of the Guinean City of Science and Innovation (CSIG), who highlighted the alignment of the initiative with The Republic of Guinea's new laws on research and innovation.

  For GenerIA, already internationally recognized for its secure, sovereign, and carbon-neutral AI models, this partnership represents a major breakthrough: for the first time, a nation is committing to deploy a French-language AI designed from the ground up to reflect its culture, its needs and its vision of the digital future - an AI truly built for it.

  The consortium assembled around GenerIA brings together leading organizations from Canada, Europe and of course Africa: AFRIA, Guild4AI, DigiHub Shawinigan, C3E, Quandela, Netinfo/Digiart Livinglab, Kloud'Ici and Nordik Data Centers. Their combined expertise will enable the project to unite energy-efficient infrastructures, data sovereignty, advanced digital skills training, cultural innovation and quantum technologies.

  "We are eager to see this project come to fruition concretely and to provide our citizens, businesses, and public services with the tools and resources they need to pursue their ambitions within a smart and environmentally responsible future" said Minister Alpha Bacar Barry.

  "This collaboration perfectly reflects GenerIA's mission: an AI that serves sovereignty, fairness, and sustainable development. The Republic of Guinea is paving the way for French-speaking Africa, and we are honored to have been chosen to bring this visionary project to life" said Marie Granier, co-founder of GenerIA and spokesperson for the consortium.
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  With GenerIA, Orléans Métropole Launches Building Permit Processing 2.0

  November 12, 2025

  GenerIA is happy to announce the signing of a strategic partnership with Orléans Métropole, in collaboration with our French partner NexPublica, to transform the processing of building permits through a sovereign, ethical and fully French-speaking artificial intelligence. This initiative marks a major milestone for the French public administration as it begins its transition toward an AI that is more transparent, cleaner and better aligned with the realities of public service.

  With nearly 4,000 building permit applications submitted each year, Orléans Métropole's teams must handle a substantial volume of verifications, compliance checks and administrative documentation. The AI developed by GenerIA will automate file analysis, detect inconsistencies more quickly and streamline the creation of required documents. The objective is both clear and twofold: free up time for staff so they can better support residents, and significantly reduce processing times for applicants.

  By choosing GenerIA and NexPublica, Orléans Métropole reaffirms its commitment to modernizing public services without compromising data sovereignty or citizen trust. This pioneering initiative illustrates the strength of a Quebec-France collaboration built around a shared vision: placing frugal, secure, human-centered AI at the heart of territorial public policy.

  Once the pilot confirms its full potential, Orléans is poised to become a national - even francophone - model for administrative transformation driven by an AI that is faster, more responsible and truly dedicated to the public interest.

  More information in the media, including Le Parisien and 20 Minutes...
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  GenerIA launches Civic.ai: Artificial Intelligence designed for municipalities

  October 31, 2025

  We're proud to announce the launch of Civic.ai, a complete lineup of green, sovereign and explainable AI solutions created specifically for municipalities, urban communities and local governments. Civic.ai aims to help public administrations address today's key challenges: improving the citizen experience, supporting municipal staff and automating administrative processes to make public services more efficient and transparent.

  The Civic.ai platform brings together several complementary yet fully independent solutions: 24/7 virtual assistants, interactive welcome kiosks, data analytics tools, permit pre-validation systems, grant search assistants... and more. Each solution is designed for seamless integration, full data sovereignty, minimal environmental impact and total explainability.

  These tools empower municipal leaders and public employees to modernize or even augment operations, enhance citizen engagement and make informed decisions - all while maintaining control over their data and environmental footprint. With the launch of Civic.ai, GenerIA takes a major step forward in its mission to deliver AI built for communities, by communities. We invite public sector organizations to explore how Civic.ai can transform their digital services and contribute to smarter, more sustainable, and more human-centered cities.

  Learn more or book a demo at civic.generia.ai.

  Together, let's build cities that are more intelligent, more efficient, and truly designed for citizens.
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  Quandela and GenerIA form a transatlantic alliance to build the first eco-friendly and sovereign quantum AIs

  June 12, 2025

  A technological revolution is underway: France and Canada are joining forces to create the first fully sovereign quantum artificial intelligence systems, which will also be highly disruptive from an ecological standpoint. Initiated by Shawinigan's DigiHub (Quebec), this strategic partnership between Quandela (France) and GenerIA (Canada) marks a historic step forward in the convergence of AI and quantum computing.

  Announced with fanfare at Viva Technology 2025 in the presence of leading figures — among whom Valérie Pécresse, President of the Île-de-France Regional Council, Evan Solomon, Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation of Canada, Stéphane Dion, Canadian Ambassador to France, François Bordeleau, CEO of the Centre of Excellence for Energy Efficiency, and Thomas Cottinet, Director of ECOLAB at the French Ministry of the Environment - this project highlights a clear ambition: to build a new generation of AIs designed for the future of our regions and our planet.

  Greener, stronger, freer AIs

  The objective? To use and leverage Quandela's quantum photonic processors, the most advanced on the market, to further increase the functional and energy performance of the GenerIA NEXUS range of bespoke AIs. This merger will give rise to AIs that are:
  

  • ultra-frugal, with very low energy consumption, particularly during training, which significantly reduces water requirements and optionally reaches carbon neutrality
  • sovereign, i.e. fully independent of extraterritorial jurisdictions
  • multilingual, with the aim of including minority and indigenous languages
  • very powerful, thanks to the specific performance of photonic quantum technology.
  "This partnership is much more than technological cooperation. It is a direct response to the hegemonic and energy-intensive models that dominate today." emphasizes Valérian Giesz, co-founder of Quandela.
  Quebec and France, hand in hand for truly responsible AIs
  This alliance is supported by a funding application to the Prompt program of the Quebec Ministry of Economy, Innovation and Energy (MEIE). It also strengthens the ties between the Île-de-France region and the city of Shawinigan, positioning DigiHub as a true digital bridge between the two continents.
  "The AIs of tomorrow must serve people, territories and the planet. This partnership actively reflects that vision", said Marie Granier, co-founder of GenerIA, adding: "NEXUS QUANTUM will keep the promise of ethical, sustainable and high-performance technology, capable of redefining global standards in artificial intelligence."
  See the Press Release...
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  Nordik Data Centers and GenerIA Annouce Strategic Partnership for totally secured infrastructure with integrated AI services

  January 9, 2025

  To offer organizations around the world a truly sovereign, truly secure and truly green alternative to the technology giants. This is the aim of the strategic partnership announced today by Nordik Data Centers and GenerIA at CES in Las Vegas.

  A majority of public and private entities are rightly concerned about the lack of control over their data when using international infrastructure and AI providers. Wholly or partly American, these majors are subject to jurisdictions that do not allow them to guarantee absolute confidentiality of their customers' data. The media are full of anecdotes showing that a lot of this data is used to train new AI models, with the risk that a cleverly designed query will bring it out on demand.

  By offering an alternative based on contractual commitments to absolute security and confidentiality, Nordik Data Centers and GenerIA address this problem once and for all. What's more, the combined ecological virtues of Nordik Data Centers' hardware installations (100% renewable energy, CO2 air conditioning, heat reuse, etc.) and GenerIA's AIs (structural frugality, auditable carbon neutrality) guarantee the lowest environmental impact in the world. Last, but certainly not least, by combining the respective performances of their solutions, Nordik Data Centers and GenerIA offer the market integrated services that are state-of-the-art from end to end.

  The global IAaaS landscape just changed for good. To find out more, access the official Press Release.
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  2025: Happy New Year!

  December 17, 2024

  As a company and a team of people, GenerIA wishes you the best and most for 2025!
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  GenerIA Wins Innovation Award for Regulatory Texts AI

  November 20, 2024

  We are proud to announce that GenerIA has won the Innovation Award for the Sourcing and Processing of Local Regulatory Texts at a challenge organized by GRTgaz, MEDEF Île-de-France, Graines de Boss and Maddyness, as part of the Open Innovation Factory initiative.

  This challenge focused on a major strategic issue: automating the identification, processing, and analysis of local regulatory texts, such as municipal orders, climate-energy-air plans, and prevention plans, in order to build a dedicated AI. These texts present significant difficulties for infrastructure companies that must constantly ensure their compliance with local legal requirements.

  Our innovative solution impressed the jury with its ability to simplify and automate the management and interrogation of these complex documents, helping companies better integrate legal obligations into their operations. This victory highlights GenerIA's unique expertise in the RegTech field and confirms the relevance of our approach in addressing the regulatory challenges faced by both public and private sector actors.

  Endless Opportunities for AI in Regulatory Affairs

  This recognition opens the door to vast and varied applications for optimizing regulatory monitoring, managing administrative acts, and supporting decision-making for municipalities, notaries, and local authorities. We believe that artificial intelligence has a key role to play in making regulatory processes more accessible, efficient, and transparent. This success also reinforces artificial intelligence as a real lever for innovation and positive impact!

  The Future of Responsible AI Is Here!

  We would like to sincerely thank all our collaborators, partners, and clients who believe in our vision. This award marks a milestone for GenerIA, as we continue to innovate and shape a future where technology and positive impact come together.
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  A GenerIA worldwide Innovation: The First Carbon Neutral AI

  November 19, 2024

  By announcing the world's first carbon-neutral AI at COP 29 (Baku, Azerbaijan), GenerIA once again demonstrates the reality of its environmental commitment. This announcement is part of an official partnership between the two great Nations of Canada and Nigeria (see the Press Release) that opens the door to similar initiatives and promises a future where AI is no longer necessarily synonymous with destructing the Planet's resources.

  A different kind of innovation

  At GenerIA, carbon neutrality is not just a matter of optics. It is a founding value that guides every aspect of our R&D in artificial intelligence. As the demand for high-performance AI solutions continues to grow, we opt for a different kind of innovation, one that ensures the same levels of functional performance but respects the limits of our global ecosystem.

  GenerIA's solutions are designed to be both eco-transparent and energy-efficient. Thanks to advanced optimization technologies and low-power infrastructures, we offer organizations maximum performance with a minimal carbon footprint. We also provide real-time ecological monitoring tools that enable our clients to continuously measure and adjust their ecological impact. These tools proactively meet their needs in terms of environmental responsibility assessment for ESG evaluations.

  A concrete response to the climate emergency

  In a world faced with increasingly severe ecological challenges, reducing energy consumption and carbon footprints is imperative. That's why today's announcement is so important. Beyond technological prowess, it offers a truly carbon-neutral alternative to the energy-guzzling monsters that popular AIs have become. We're confident that more and more users will follow us down this path.
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  GenerIA's AI at the Heart of Canada-Nigeria Climate Partnership at COP29

  November 18, 2024

  At COP 29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, GenerIA was proud to announce our involvement in a groundbreaking partnership between Canada and Nigeria aimed at advancing climate action through innovative AI technology. This initiative, which leverages our carbon-neutral AI solutions, has been spotlighted by leaders from both nations, marking a significant step towards sustainable industrial development and climate responsibility.

  Khalil Halilu, CEO of NASENI (Nigeria's National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure), emphasized the strategic importance of this collaboration, stating, "We are proud of this partnership, which allows Nigeria to strengthen its industrial infrastructure while actively participating in the global fight against climate change."  Canadian Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault added, "This initiative, launched in Shawinigan, is an encouraging development that deserves celebration. Canadian organizations like Digihub, alongside GenerIA, are contributing to the deployment of the necessary green technologies for decarbonizing sectors like artificial intelligence."

  François-Philippe Champagne, Canada's Minister of Innovation, Science, and Industry, further highlighted the role of Shawinigan and GenerIA's technology: "Seeing such an innovative project emerge from Shawinigan, at the heart of my constituency, demonstrates Canada's excellence and leadership in sustainable technology. This partnership with NASENI is not only a climate advancement but also a model for inclusive economic development cooperation."

  GenerIA's involvement signifies our commitment to carbon neutrality and data sovereignty. Our AI technology, developed with a fundamental focus on environmental sustainability, proves that innovation and ecological responsibility can go hand in hand. Today's announcement not only showcases our technological prowess but also our dedication to global climate solutions. It is a testament to GenerIA's vision of using AI for good, emphasizing our strategic decision to aim for carbon neutrality while maintaining data integrity and sovereignty.

  We extend our heartfelt thanks to Digihub for their collaboration and to the Government of Nigeria for their trust in our technology. These mutual commitments illustrate how much can be achieved when visionary countries and tech companies collaborate for the planet's well-being. We're very excited about the future possibilities that this first partnership opens up, both in terms of environmental impact and economic growth through truly sustainable technology.

  To find out more, access the official Press Release. And stay tuned as GenerIA continues to lead in the realm of AI for climate action, ensuring that our innovations contribute to a healthier, more sustainable world.
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  A GenerIA Worldwide Innovation: AIs with Real Time CO2 Dashboards

  October 2, 2024

  GenerIA was born to create carbon-neutral AIs. This deep-rooted motivation guides every stage of our developments, from algorithm design to client customization, training planification and the use of green energy resources. As the demand for high-performance AI solutions continues to grow, we are making the choice to also innovate for the Planet. In this perspective, GenerIA today announces that its bespoke AIs now integrate real-time dashboards of CO2 emissions. A world first!

  Frugality and eco-transparency

  Why such dashboards? To enable our customers to monitor and fine-tune their carbon neutrality roadmap, and thus fully and easily achieve their Environmental responsibility objectives (the "E" in ESG). Choosing GenerIA is getting a head start. GenerIA AIs offer a level of functional and energy performance unrivalled on the market. Their structural frugality guarantees significantly reduced water and energy consumption from day one. This frugality then mechanically translates into significantly reduced greenhouse gas emissions. In this respect, every result produced by every interaction with a GenerIA AI includes energy consumption and CO2 emissions metrics. Our dashboards are designed to analyze these figures as a whole.

  Bespoke AIs, bespoke analyses...

  GenerIA dashboards offer several view angles on these emissions. In addition to global and historicized statistics, they provide aggregations by department (finance, marketing, R&D...), by user, by time series, by site and by API (a GenerIA AI typically includes several components: Generative AI, voice recognition, vector search...). Available in cumulative, average and proportional form, these statistics and the corresponding graphs can be adapted in a few clicks directly from the dashboard interface. So everyone has the tools they need to identify trends precisely, and correct them if necessary.

  To paraphrase Lord Kelvin, the physicist, If it cannot be measured then it cannot be improved. At a time when ecological challenges are becoming ever more pressing, we hope that our approach sets an example and that the AI ecosystem quickly follows the path GenerIA is charting today.
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  GenerIA Joins the Digihub Shawinigan: A New Era of Sustainable Innovation

  July 8, 2024

  We are thrilled to announce that GenerIA has chosen to join the dynamic ecosystem of Digihub Shawinigan to support its development. This collaboration marks a crucial milestone for our project and company, both dedicated to creating tailor-made, sovereign, and carbon-neutral artificial intelligence solutions.

  Why Digihub Shawinigan?

  Digihub Shawinigan is more than just an incubation space. It is a genuine driver of technological and entrepreneurial innovation, led by people who share with us the powerful idea that cutting-edge AI and the preservation of our Planet's resources are perfectly compatible.

  Thanks to this partnership, GenerIA gets privileged access to top-level infrastructures (proprietary Datacenter, Nvidia H100 GPUs, Quandela quantum computer...) and personalized support from seasoned technical experts and business mentors. We will also benefit from an ecosystem that fosters interconnection between startups, universities and industry, opening up unique prospects for co-creation and innovation.

  A Common Vision for Responsible Technology

  In joining the Digihub Shawinigan, GenerIA becomes part of a innovation dynamic that promotes excellence and reinforces our core values of protecting the environment, users and data. We're looking forward to working with the Digihub community and making an active contribution to the region's digital transformation. This is the start of a promising new chapter for GenerIA and the Digihub Shawinigan ecosystem.