Analysis ·
There is (not yet) any agentic AI in large French companies
Original title, in French: “Il n’y a pas (encore) d’IA agentique dans les grandes entreprises françaises”
- Publication
- LeMagIT (France) · subscribers only
- Author
- Philippe Ducellier
- Published on
- 16 October 2026 · read in the page structured data
Summary
According to Emmanuel Ruez and Yohann Garcia, co-presidents of AUFO (the French Oracle users' association, with 1,000 members and 150 companies), agentic AI has not yet been deployed at scale among Oracle's French customers. Large groups are limited to advanced prototypes, described as exceptions, while mid-sized companies are only beginning to look at the subject. Companies favour hybrid solutions combining generative AI and semi-autonomous agents in niche areas, with human oversight systematically maintained, out of caution about the autonomy given to AI. The two executives also point to a bias: companies reportedly do not share the failures of their agentic projects, out of fear or shame, which limits collective learning. USF (the SAP users' association) is said to have made a similar observation.
Summary based on the full text of the article.
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1,000 people
number of AUFO members
French Oracle customers, AUFO association
« l’association compte 1 000 membres et regroupe 150 entreprises de tailles et de secteurs différents. »
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150 companies
number of AUFO member companies
French Oracle customers, AUFO association
« l’association compte 1 000 membres et regroupe 150 entreprises de tailles et de secteurs différents. »
Classification
- Country
- France
- Company size
- Mid-sized companies, Large companies
- Industries
- All industries, or industry not specified · Software vendors, IT services companies, telecoms
- Companies
- AUFO (cited), USF (cited), Oracle (supplier)
- Keywords
- agentic ai, ai agents, oracle, ai governance, mid-sized companies, large groups
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 LeMagIT and its author. Entry translated from French by Claude Sonnet 5.5.