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title: "\"AI-first\" work environments supporting continuous transformation — Marsanne Studio AI watch"
description: "CHU de Montpellier, Airbus and Sanofi are rolling out AI across their organisations, covering governance, training and human-machine complementarity."
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Analysis · 28 September 2026

# "AI-first" work environments supporting continuous transformation

Original title, in French: “Des environnements de travail " AI-first " au service d'une transformation continue”

**Publication**

Journal du Net (France)

**Author**

[Anand Iyer](https://www.journaldunet.com/account/anand-iyer-241333)

**Published on**

28 September 2026 · read in the page structured data

## Summary

Several large French organisations are building AI into the core of their operations. CHU de Montpellier, with Microsoft, is developing a generative AI assistant to structure medical data and support its 12,000 staff. Airbus is deploying AI in engineering and production to improve productivity and decision-making. Sanofi aims for an "AI-first" model embedded in the daily work of thousands of employees and is extending this approach through a partnership with STATION F. Mistral AI is developing AI agents that can be integrated into existing architectures. Compliance with the GDPR and the AI Act is presented as a challenge, as is training: according to BCG, 70% of the success of a transformation depends on reworking the organisation and skills, yet the Infosys Knowledge Institute reports that only 16% of companies have put effective change management in place around AI.

Summary based on the full text of the article.

[Read the article on Journal du Net →](https://www.journaldunet.com/intelligence-artificielle/1555437-des-environnements-de-travail-ai-first-au-service-d-une-transformation-continue/)

## Figures cited

-   70 %
    
    share of AI transformation success that depends on organisation and skills
    
    > « Selon une étude du BCG, 70 % de la réussite d’une transformation dépend de la manière dont l’entreprise repense son organisation et ses compétences. »
    
    Source: BCG
    
-   16 %
    
    share of companies that have put effective change management and training in place around AI
    
    > « l’AI Business Value Radar de l’Infosys Knowledge Institute indique que seules 16 % des entreprises ont mis en place une conduite du changement et des formations réellement efficaces autour de l’IA. »
    
    Source: AI Business Value Radar, Infosys Knowledge Institute
    
-   12,000 people
    
    number of staff at CHU de Montpellier
    
    CHU de Montpellier
    
    > « accompagner les 12 000 collaborateurs de l’établissement »
    

## Classification

**Country**

France

**Company size**

Large companies

**Industries**

Healthcare, pharmaceuticals, social care · Industry and manufacturing · Software vendors, IT services companies, telecoms · All industries, or industry not specified

**Companies**

Sanofi (deploys AI), Infosys Knowledge Institute (study author), CHU de Montpellier (deploys AI), STATION F (cited), BCG (study author), Airbus (deploys AI), Microsoft (supplier), Mistral AI (supplier)

**Keywords**

AI-first, AI governance, employee training, organisational transformation, GDPR compliance, AI agents

Entry written by Marsanne Studio from the cited article, with the help of an AI model (claude-sonnet-5). The rights to the article and its illustrations belong to Journal du Net and its author. Entry translated from French by Claude Sonnet 5.5.