Chaired by Matthias Leridon, Tilder’s Advisory Board met at the Maison de l’Amérique latine in the presence of General Thierry Burkhard, former head of the French Armed Forces, to discuss a central question: how to prepare for what cannot be improvised.
General Thierry Burkhard’s maxim—“Win the war before the war”—set the framework for the discussion. Climate change, artificial intelligence, the power of information, national mobilization: these are all challenges that call less for managing consequences than for preventing them.
These reflections resonated in the discussion surrounding “Ne faites plus d’études” (Stop Studying), by Olivier Babeau and Laurent Alexandre, published by Buchet-Chastel. In a world reshaped by artificial intelligence, the two authors put forward a clear-cut thesis: the advantage lies with those who anticipate, not with those who adapt too late.