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France, Ukraine
Alta Ares names former DGSE executive to pilot its AI Defense Club

Corentin Lancrenon, head of security at Société Générale, is to head the AI Defense Club at Alta Ares. © Société Générale press release

Alta Ares, a French start-up specialising in the military use of artificial intelligence, has entrusted General Corentin Lancrenon, who works at Société Générale, with its AI Defense Club. The minicluster aims to share lessons learned among combat units in Ukraine. [...]

Published on 18/06/2025 at 10:25 GMT Reading time 2 minutes Grégory Priolon

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