Banque de France details how it uses artificial intelligence
In its 27 October bulletin, the Banque de France explains why AI matters to a central bank and presents five applications in production.
By GennnAi··1 min read
AI has become a major topic for central banks, both for its effects on the economy and for what it enables in their missions. According to authors Jérôme Coffinet and Jean-Brieux Delbos, the institution has run more than sixty AI and data science experiments since 2015. Five priority applications, notably for banking supervision and anti-money-laundering, were put into production in 2025 and early 2026.
Source: Banque de France, published on October 27, 2026.