French expert report recommends stronger consumer AI protections

What happened: A commission convened by France’s Council on AI and Digital Technology presented 18 recommendations addressing vulnerabilities associated with consumer generative AI. Priorities include assessment before market entry, stronger ongoing scrutiny, limits on design that encourages dependency, and broad AI education, with particular attention to children.

Why it matters: The proposals place product design and user wellbeing alongside conventional model-performance and cybersecurity concerns. Consumer-AI providers should watch whether these ideas become French or European requirements.

Caveat: This is an expert report and a set of policy recommendations, not newly enacted obligations. It does not establish that every interaction with an AI assistant causes harm.

Dates: Report presented and Élysée announcement published on 10 November 2026. The commission was commissioned in February.