Thales’ cortAIx Lab, Europe’s foremost integrated critical AI laboratory, and the CEA, a top global research entity recognized in Clarivate Analytics’ Top 100 Global Innovators, have united to advance generative AI solutions, particularly for intelligence and command applications.
Bertrand Tavernier, Chief Technical Officer of Thales’ Secure Communications and Information Systems: “This collaboration with CEA’s AI teams merges their research prowess with cortAIx’s capabilities, leveraging Thales’ deep domain knowledge in defense and security. Our government, armed forces, and critical infrastructure customers demand reliable, sovereign generative AI solutions for their crucial missions.”
Alexandre Bounouh, Director of CEA’s List Institute specializing in intelligent digital systems, emphasized: “This partnership extends our longstanding collaboration with Thales into generative AI, uniting CEA’s AI security expertise with cortAIx’s strengths in defense and security. It supports CEA’s mission in security and AI alongside institutional and industrial partners.”
Use Cases for Defense Applications
Generative AI will accelerate OODA command loops throughout critical decision chains—from data collection and processing to decision support. It serves as a trusted intelligent assistant, facilitating seamless interaction with complex systems to expedite human decision-making and operational tempo. For instance, multimodal generative AI will streamline information extraction, processing, and correlation across diverse sources (e.g., Internet, social media, field sensors), enhancing report creation and reliability.
Focus on Interoperability
Thales and CEA will prioritize interoperability within coalitions, enhancing communication efficiency during joint operations. Trusted generative AI will facilitate interaction between operators and systems, translating intentions and technical terms across languages used by different nations involved.
Thales’ Leadership in Trusted AI
Thales is a frontrunner in secure, transparent, explainable, and ethical AI for mission-critical systems, leading in European AI patent applications for such systems in 2023. With over 600 AI experts and a robust partnership network, Thales integrates AI across 100+ products and services, spanning defense, aerospace, cybersecurity, and digital identity sectors. Its cortAIx initiative embeds AI in sensor and system technologies, enhancing data analysis efficiency and decision support while meeting stringent security and sovereignty requirements.
CEA’s Expertise in Trustworthy AI
CEA excels across the AI value chain, from algorithms to hardware solutions critical for sovereign and industrial applications in cybersecurity, defense, and energy. Its List Institute specializes in high-performance, trustworthy AI models crucial for mission-critical systems. In collaboration with Thales, CEA leverages its expertise to develop advanced Large Language Models (LLMs) and Vision Language Models (VLMs) tailored for Thales’ targeted sectors and applications.
Together, Thales and CEA are poised to drive innovation in generative AI, enhancing capabilities vital for national security and industrial competitiveness.
