As with the wider tech industry, there are much fewer women than men in AI: a recent study carried out by French organisation JFD (Join Forces and Dare), which is dedicated to supporting female entrepreneurs, found that only a quarter of the AI workforce in Europe is made up of women.
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Daphné Leprince-Ringuet is a senior reporter for Sifted, based in Paris. She covers French tech and writes Sifted's AI and Deeptech newsletter . You can find her on X and LinkedIn

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