Saint-Tropez Science Conference - Artificial Intelligence: A Revolution for Better or for Worse?
From 13/11/2026 to 15/11/2026
Now in its fifth year, the Saint-Tropez Science Forum explores the promises and risks of artificial intelligence: Will it transform our lives, our careers, and our society for the better… or for the worse?
For its fifth edition, the Saint-Tropez Science Conference will focus on one of the major challenges of our time: artificial intelligence.
Titled “Artificial Intelligence: A Revolution for Better or Worse?”, this conference will bring together scientists, researchers, experts, journalists, and specialists in technological transformation to examine the upheavals already taking place in our societies.
The event will open on Friday, November 13, at 6:30 p.m. with a lecture on “AI Today” by one of France’s leading experts, Jean-Gabriel Ganascia, professor of computer science at Sorbonne University.
On Saturday, two panel discussions will provide a forum for exchanging perspectives. The first, at 10:00 a.m., titled “Should We Be Afraid of AI?”, will address issues such as security, misinformation, harmful content, and changes in the world of work, featuring Colonel Christophe Torrisi, AI advisor to the National Gendarmerie for the PACA region, Kevin Pardo, a specialist in AI applied to the workplace, and researcher Serena Villata, moderated by Mathieu Vidard, producer of “La Terre au carré” on France Inter.
In the afternoon, also hosted by Mathieu Vidard, the roundtable discussion “Is AI Really Intelligent? Are We Still in Control? ” will bring together at 2:30 p.m. Professor Jean-Gabriel Ganscoia of the Sorbonne, Dr. Marie-Nathalie Jauffret, a specialist in biodigitalization, Grégoire Colombet, a consultant and author of the book “Human or AI: Who Will Decide the Future? ,” and Dr. Sacha Brun, an astrophysicist. The day will conclude at 4:30 p.m. with a book-signing session featuring the speakers’ works.
Please note the last-minute withdrawal of Bruno Patino, president of the ARTE network and author of the book “AI: The Age of Human Obsolescence,” who was scheduled to speak during this second roundtable discussion.
Finally, on Sunday, November 15, at 10:30 a.m., philosopher and essayist Luc Ferry will close out this year’s event with a lecture titled “AI: Great Replacement or Complementarity? ,” followed by a Q&A with the audience moderated by Sacha Brun and a book-signing session for Luc Ferry’s latest book.
Three days to understand, question, and debate the promises, limitations, and consequences of artificial intelligence.
Titled “Artificial Intelligence: A Revolution for Better or Worse?”, this conference will bring together scientists, researchers, experts, journalists, and specialists in technological transformation to examine the upheavals already taking place in our societies.
The event will open on Friday, November 13, at 6:30 p.m. with a lecture on “AI Today” by one of France’s leading experts, Jean-Gabriel Ganascia, professor of computer science at Sorbonne University.
On Saturday, two panel discussions will provide a forum for exchanging perspectives. The first, at 10:00 a.m., titled “Should We Be Afraid of AI?”, will address issues such as security, misinformation, harmful content, and changes in the world of work, featuring Colonel Christophe Torrisi, AI advisor to the National Gendarmerie for the PACA region, Kevin Pardo, a specialist in AI applied to the workplace, and researcher Serena Villata, moderated by Mathieu Vidard, producer of “La Terre au carré” on France Inter.
In the afternoon, also hosted by Mathieu Vidard, the roundtable discussion “Is AI Really Intelligent? Are We Still in Control? ” will bring together at 2:30 p.m. Professor Jean-Gabriel Ganscoia of the Sorbonne, Dr. Marie-Nathalie Jauffret, a specialist in biodigitalization, Grégoire Colombet, a consultant and author of the book “Human or AI: Who Will Decide the Future? ,” and Dr. Sacha Brun, an astrophysicist. The day will conclude at 4:30 p.m. with a book-signing session featuring the speakers’ works.
Please note the last-minute withdrawal of Bruno Patino, president of the ARTE network and author of the book “AI: The Age of Human Obsolescence,” who was scheduled to speak during this second roundtable discussion.
Finally, on Sunday, November 15, at 10:30 a.m., philosopher and essayist Luc Ferry will close out this year’s event with a lecture titled “AI: Great Replacement or Complementarity? ,” followed by a Q&A with the audience moderated by Sacha Brun and a book-signing session for Luc Ferry’s latest book.
Three days to understand, question, and debate the promises, limitations, and consequences of artificial intelligence.
From Friday 13 to Sunday 15 November 2026.
Friday, November 13: 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, November 14: 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Sunday, November 15: 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Free entry.
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