Our history
Since 2018, Impact AI has been supporting organizations that want to embrace AI rather than fear it. Ours is the story of a collective that decided to understand together, anticipate transformations, and create responsible paths in a changing world.
Our history
Since 2018, Impact AI has been supporting organizations that want to embrace AI rather than fear it. Ours is the story of a collective that decided to understand together, anticipate transformations, and create responsible paths in a changing world.
2018
Creation of Impact AI

Emmanuel Macron launches the “AI for Humanity” plan. France commits to the ethics of AI.
30 founding members rally around one shared conviction: AI must serve humanity, not the other way around.
2018
Creation of Impact AI

Emmanuel Macron launches the “AI for Humanity” plan. France commits to the ethics of AI.
30 founding members rally around one shared conviction: AI must serve humanity, not the other way around.
2018 – 2020
Principles & public debate

White pages on responsible AI. We become a French reference point within the European ethical ecosystem and take part in the early stages of the AI Act as part of the AI-HLEG.
We document. We discuss. We begin to structure a collective way of thinking about how to deploy AI that respects freedoms and societal norms.
2020
Tools & awareness

Explor’IA reaches 1.5 million French people. We move from expert discourse to large-scale public awareness.
“Trustworthy AI” guide. We move from theory to concrete tools for businesses.
2021 – 2022
Internal structuring

Practical guides, workshops, training sessions. Operationalizing responsible AI within businesses becomes part of our everyday work.
We formalize our strategy around working groups and companies asking: how do we actually do this in practice? We respond with guides, use cases, and workshops.
2024
Collective at scale

The Responsible AI Observatory shows that 63% of employees consider responsible AI essential, yet are unaware of the concrete actions involved.
100+ companies and organizations and 300+ experts mobilized. More and more large companies are joining us, and the collective is becoming a leading player in advancing responsible AI.
2026
Together, we can go further

The Responsible AI Cafés to support 1 million employees. We launch a training program to spread best practices among all employees.
Mastering as much as innovating. AI now runs through strategy, governance, and management. Impact AI anticipates and illuminates the paths ahead.
2018 – 2020
Principles & public debate

White pages on responsible AI. We become a French reference point within the European ethical ecosystem and take part in the early stages of the AI Act as part of the AI-HLEG.
We document. We discuss. We begin to structure a collective way of thinking about how to deploy AI that respects freedoms and societal norms.
2020
Tools & awareness

Explor’IA reaches 1.5 million French people. We move from expert discourse to large-scale public awareness.
“Trustworthy AI” guide. We move from theory to concrete tools for businesses.
2021 – 2022
Internal structuring

Practical guides, workshops, training sessions. Operationalizing responsible AI within businesses becomes part of our everyday work.
We formalize our strategy around working groups and companies asking: how do we actually do this in practice? We respond with guides, use cases, and workshops.
2024
Collective at scale

The Responsible AI Observatory shows that 63% of employees consider responsible AI essential, yet are unaware of the concrete actions involved.
100+ companies and organizations and 300+ experts mobilized. More and more large companies are joining us, and the collective is becoming a leading player in advancing responsible AI.
2026
Together, we can go further

The Responsible AI Cafés to support 1 million employees. We launch a training program to spread best practices among all employees.
Mastering as much as innovating. AI now runs through strategy, governance, and management. Impact AI anticipates and illuminates the paths ahead.
For eight years, we have been anticipating the transformations brought by AI.
We will continue to illuminate the paths ahead, with you and for you.
Let’s explore the future of responsible AI together!
For eight years, we have been anticipating the transformations brought by AI.
We will continue to illuminate the paths ahead, with you and for you.
