Xavier Niel: “The value that will arise from artificial intelligence will be colossal” The founder of Free and owner of Iliad also created Station F, the largest start-up incubator in Europe. He has just launched Kyutai, the first European open research laboratory dedicated to artificial intelligence with the ambition of bringing together the best minds.

“I got 4 in philosophy at the baccalaureate, so you know...It's ultimately a matter of people's perception. I was very bad at school. Then, when I turned 20, I was told I was a genius. Now I'm no longer a genius, I’m just old”