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Invest Like the Best with Patrick O'Shaughnessy · Tuesday, October 20, 2026

French Software Companies Switching to Chinese AI Models Due to Business Continuity Risks

Recounting a recent trip to meet customers in France, Christina Cacioppo shares that French software companies in Paris are predominantly using Chinese models. She notes this shift occurred after access to Claude was closed to non-Americans, highlighting concerns over business continuity risks.

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“One of the things that was very surprising is a lot of the French software companies in Paris are using Chinese models predominantly... We basically all switched to Chinese models when Trump closed Fable off to non-Americans.”
Christina Cacioppo
Heard on Invest Like the Best with Patrick O'Shaughnessy — “Christina Cacioppo - Building an Enduring Software Company in the Age of AI - [Invest Like the Best, EP.496]”, published Tuesday, October 20, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.
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French Software Companies Switching to Chinese AI Models Due to Business Continuity Risks — Heardvine