Commons, and what became of them
This site brings together knowledge commons — reports, formal opinions, courses and notes — I have contributed to since 2013. Each comes with a critical review: what it set out to do, what it achieved, and what has aged badly.
Yann Bonnet
Knowledge commons
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Ce que la construction du Campus Cyber apprend sur la coopération public-privé
[What building the Campus Cyber teaches about public-private cooperation — retrospective note, 2026]
Retrospective note on the design and early years of the Campus Cyber: what the public-private cooperation model allows, and what it does not.
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A Blueprint for Multinational Advanced AI Development
Note proposing a multinational cooperation architecture for the development of advanced AI systems, an alternative to competition between states and private labs.
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Découvrez l'univers de la cybersécurité
[Discover the world of cybersecurity — free online course, OpenClassrooms, 2023]
Free introductory course on the fundamentals and professions of cybersecurity, built around a practical case study of an attack on a fictitious hospital.
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Donner un sens à l'intelligence artificielle
[For a meaningful artificial intelligence: a national and European strategy — mission report to the President of the Republic, March 2018, widely known in English as the Villani report]
Mission report submitted to the President of the Republic, the origin of France's national artificial intelligence strategy and of an announced commitment of 1.5 billion euros.
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[Digital Ambition — report to the Prime Minister, June 2015]
Report submitted to the Prime Minister following a national consultation that gathered nearly 15 000 contributions, which fed into the French law for a Digital Republic.
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