# Société Générale: AI strategy

Source: https://www.bankingnewsai.com/banks/societe-generale
Last updated: Oct 5, 2026

*A cautious buyer rather than a builder: it scrapped its in-house SoGPT assistant for Microsoft Copilot, signed a strategic agreement with Anthropic on 21 September 2026 and counts AI for EUR 500-600m of identified savings in its 2029 plan, while its CEO says the payoff will take five to ten years.*

## How is Societe Generale using AI?

Société Générale SA, which reported EUR 1,673,492m of total assets at 30 June 2026, has put AI inside its cost plan rather than its growth story: at its Capital Markets Day on 21 September 2026 it said group-level AI initiatives could generate EUR 500m to EUR 600m of savings, about EUR 350m of it already identified by 2029, within gross savings of about EUR 1.9bn, and that it had signed a strategic agreement with Anthropic to accelerate corporate AI adoption. In January 2026 Bloomberg reported that it was replacing its self-built SoGPT assistant with Microsoft Copilot. It created a dedicated entity, SocGen AI, in 2025, and counted around 700 data and AI use cases, 60% of them AI-based, as of 2024. CEO Slawomir Krupa told investors on 22 September 2026 that full impact is likely a five-to-ten-year horizon.

## At a glance

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Lead bank | Société Générale S.A. |
| Ticker | GLE (Euronext Paris) |
| Headquarters | Paris, France |
| Home country | France |
| Total assets (as reported) | EUR 1,673,492m total assets (Jun 30, 2026) |
| Charter | French universal bank group; supervised directly by the ECB (Single Supervisory Mechanism) with the ACPR as the French national authority |

## Flagship platform: Microsoft Copilot (replacing the in-house SoGPT) and the Anthropic Claude agreement

Bloomberg reported on 12 January 2026 that Société Générale was decommissioning SoGPT, the internal assistant it had rolled out more than a year earlier, in favour of Microsoft's Copilot after employees complained it was out of date and the gap to other tools widened. On 21 September 2026 the group said it had signed a strategic agreement with Anthropic; its Capital Markets Day deck lists a recurring rollout of Anthropic's latest Claude models, coding tools and agentic capabilities, co-development to tailor Claude to financial-services requirements, and joint creation of responsible-AI use cases and control frameworks. ([Bloomberg](https://bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-12/socgen-turns-to-microsoft-s-copilot-after-scrapping-own-ai-tool), [Societe Generale](https://www.societegenerale.com/sites/default/files/documents/2026-09/capital-markets-day-presentation.pdf), [Societe Generale](https://www.societegenerale.com/sites/default/files/documents/2026-09/capital-markets-day-press-release.pdf))

## Key points

- Savings, not revenue: the 2029 plan targets a cost base below EUR 16.3bn and an AI opportunity of EUR 500m to EUR 600m, about EUR 350m already identified by 2029, alongside EUR 0.5bn of lower IT spending that partly rests on 'productivity gains enabled by AI' (Capital Markets Day press release, 21 September 2026).
- Anthropic agreement: a recurring rollout of Anthropic's latest Claude models, coding tools and agentic capabilities, co-development of Claude for financial-services needs, and joint responsible-AI use cases and control frameworks (Capital Markets Day deck, 21 September 2026).
- Build-to-buy reversal: Bloomberg reported on 12 January 2026 that the in-house SoGPT assistant was being decommissioned for Microsoft Copilot; the bank has not published its own account of that decision.
- Operational targets in the deck: more than 30% lower coding costs, 50% end-to-end simplification of main processes with more than 20% productivity gain, 40% of incoming calls covered 24/7 by AI assistants, a 20% increase in advisory capacity and more than 15% lower maintenance and support costs.
- Organisation: SocGen AI is a Group-level entity for large-scale AI deployment, led by CEO Nicolas Méric; Christophe Tummers has been Group Chief Data Officer since 1 April 2024; Agnès Lévy-Soussan is Chief Data and AI Officer for the French retail network.
- Track record before generative AI: about 700 data and AI use cases at end-2024 (60% AI-based), the SoBot and ELIOTT assistants, and the Mosaic fraud system that automatically blocks more than 80% of fraud on instant payments.
- Caution on pace: Krupa said at the Bank of America financials conference on 22 September 2026 that he is fully convinced AI will change heavy manual work and legacy systems but 'I do believe that it is going to take time', putting the horizon at 'far more in the 5 to 10 years at least, than in the next 18 months'; the plan's staff lever is natural attrition.
- Supervision: the group is directly supervised by the ECB; its half-year report says the scope of the EU AI Regulation 'remains unprecise' and that the required adaptations are already under way.
- It has no separate US bank page on this site; this page covers the group.

## Timeline

- Sep 22, 2026 — **CEO: AI payoff on a five-to-ten-year horizon** At the Bank of America financials conference Krupa says he has 'no doubt' heavy manual and legacy-IT processes will be changed but that documenting AI models and agents with supervisors will take years; he points to BoursoBank, running at one twelfth of the cost of French retail banking 'with some AI, but not yet a lot'. ([Investing.com](https://investing.com/news/transcripts/societe-generale-at-bank-of-america-31th-annual-financials-ceo-conference-disciplined-growth-93CH-4910050))
- Sep 21, 2026 — **Capital Markets Day: EUR 500-600m AI opportunity and an Anthropic agreement** The 2029 plan targets about EUR 1.9bn of gross savings; AI initiatives are put at EUR 500m to EUR 600m, about EUR 350m already identified, and a strategic agreement with Anthropic is called a decisive step in accelerating corporate AI adoption. Bloomberg reported the same day that the bank put the 'current opportunity' at that range. ([Societe Generale](https://www.societegenerale.com/sites/default/files/documents/2026-09/capital-markets-day-press-release.pdf), [Societe Generale](https://www.societegenerale.com/sites/default/files/documents/2026-09/capital-markets-day-presentation.pdf), [Bloomberg](https://bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-21/socgen-says-ai-will-let-it-cut-up-to-600-million-in-costs))
- Jul 31, 2026 — **Half-year report: AI Regulation scope 'unprecise'** The report welcomes the extension of the AI Regulation's implementation schedule for high-risk systems but says its scope remains unprecise and that the Group is already carrying out the adaptations required; total assets stood at EUR 1,673,492m at 30 June 2026. ([Societe Generale](https://societegenerale.com/sites/default/files/documents/2026-07/urd-2nd-amendment-31-07-2026-half-yearly-financial-report.pdf))
- Mar 13, 2026 — **2026 registration document: AI as an operational and fraud risk** The annual report says the rapid development of AI carries risks of fraud and of obsolescence of various technologies, that faulty use of AI techniques in models could produce erroneous results, and that all employees have AI acculturation and training programmes. ([Societe Generale](https://www.societegenerale.com/sites/default/files/documents/2026-03/universal-registration-document-2026.pdf))
- Jan 22, 2026 — **Organisation simplification: net 1,800 positions, AI among the ideas** Close to 2,000 employees generated several thousand ideas to optimise tools and procurement, simplify processes and strengthen automation and the use of AI; the Group would reduce net positions by 1,800 in France through natural attrition and mobility, without a redundancy plan. ([Societe Generale](https://societegenerale.com/sites/default/files/documents/2026-01/societe-generale-accelerates-the-simplification-of-its-organization.pdf))
- Jan 12, 2026 — **SoGPT scrapped for Microsoft Copilot** Bloomberg reports, citing people familiar, that Société Générale has been decommissioning SoGPT since the end of 2025 after realising the gap to other tools was widening and employees complained it was not up to date, and is moving to Microsoft Copilot. ([Bloomberg](https://bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-12/socgen-turns-to-microsoft-s-copilot-after-scrapping-own-ai-tool))
- Jul 28, 2025 — **SocGen AI described as a new Group-level entity** The French retail network's Chief Data and AI Officer names the creation of SocGen AI, a Group-level entity for large-scale AI deployment, as the 2025 flagship project, with a unified technical foundation and stronger governance; the 2026 registration document lists SocGen AI among the 2025 creations. ([Societe Generale](https://www.societegenerale.com/en/news-and-documentation/news/all-news/our-approach-using-artificial-intelligence-support-our-clients-and-employees), [Societe Generale](https://www.societegenerale.com/sites/default/files/documents/2026-03/universal-registration-document-2026.pdf))
- Feb 1, 2025 — **Flagship use-case publication: about 700 data and AI use cases** As of 2024 the portfolio holds around 700 data and AI use cases, 60% of them AI-based; 15 are profiled, from the ELIOTT and SoBot assistants to the Mosaic fraud system, Instant-KYC and a Legal Assistant for contract review. ([Societe Generale](https://societegenerale.com/sites/default/files/documents/2024-09/applying-data-ia-flagship-use-cases.pdf))
- Oct 10, 2024 — **Generative-AI strategy shared at AI for Finance** The Group's Head of AI cites 300 AI use cases in production, 25% aimed directly at client experience, including chatbots and callbots, fraud protection and offer relevance; the GBIS COO stresses balancing risks, costs and support for staff affected by automation. ([Societe Generale](https://societegenerale.com/en/news/all-news/societe-generale-shares-its-strategy-integrating-generative-ai-financial-sector))
- Mar 11, 2024 — **Christophe Tummers named Group Chief Data Officer** Appointed from 1 April 2024 to run the Global Data Office, reporting to the Group Chief Operating Officer; he joins from UBS, where he was Group Chief Data Officer. ([Societe Generale](https://societegenerale.com/en/news/press-release/appointment-chief-data-officer))

## Where AI runs

| Use case | What | Status | Detail | Sources |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Generative & agentic AI](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/ai-regulation/by-use-case#generative-agentic-ai) | Microsoft Copilot for employees (replacing SoGPT) | Rolling out | Bloomberg reports the internal SoGPT assistant is being decommissioned in favour of Microsoft's Copilot; the bank has not published rollout numbers. | [Bloomberg](https://bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-12/socgen-turns-to-microsoft-s-copilot-after-scrapping-own-ai-tool) |
| [Generative & agentic AI](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/ai-regulation/by-use-case#generative-agentic-ai) | Anthropic Claude models, coding tools and agents | Announced | Recurring rollout of Claude models, coding tools and agentic capabilities, with co-development for financial services; the stated aims are accelerated automation of support functions and faster, more tailored client service. | [Societe Generale](https://www.societegenerale.com/sites/default/files/documents/2026-09/capital-markets-day-presentation.pdf), [Societe Generale](https://www.societegenerale.com/sites/default/files/documents/2026-09/capital-markets-day-press-release.pdf) |
| [AI-generated code & coding agents](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/ai-regulation/by-use-case#ai-generated-code) | AI in IT: coding, testing and maintenance | Announced | Targets of more than 30% lower coding costs, a 1.5 times faster IT time-to-market and more than 15% lower maintenance and support costs, as part of an IT intensity ratio falling to about 12% in 2029. | [Societe Generale](https://www.societegenerale.com/sites/default/files/documents/2026-09/capital-markets-day-presentation.pdf) |
| [Customer-facing chatbots](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/ai-regulation/by-use-case#customer-chatbots) | ELIOTT and SoBot assistants | In production | ELIOTT, the BoursoBank assistant, manages 4 million client conversations a year; SoBot handles over 5,000 conversations a day for SG retail banking and professional clients in France. | [Societe Generale](https://societegenerale.com/sites/default/files/documents/2024-09/applying-data-ia-flagship-use-cases.pdf) |
| [Customer-facing chatbots](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/ai-regulation/by-use-case#customer-chatbots) | Generative-AI assistants for clients and advisers | Announced | An omnichannel assistant to answer simple queries and route clients to an adviser or digital tool, and a generative-AI documentary search tool that answers advisers' questions from the bank's knowledge base with visible sources; the CMD deck targets 40% of incoming calls covered 24/7 by AI assistants. | [Societe Generale](https://www.societegenerale.com/en/news-and-documentation/news/all-news/our-approach-using-artificial-intelligence-support-our-clients-and-employees), [Societe Generale](https://www.societegenerale.com/sites/default/files/documents/2026-09/capital-markets-day-presentation.pdf) |
| [Fraud detection](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/ai-regulation/by-use-case#fraud) | Mosaic external-fraud detection | In production | Machine-learning and behavioural models, launched as a proof of concept in 2015, across SG French retail, transaction and payment services and private banking; the publication reports more than 80% of fraud automatically blocked and avoided on instant payments. | [Societe Generale](https://societegenerale.com/sites/default/files/documents/2024-09/applying-data-ia-flagship-use-cases.pdf) |
| [AML / KYC](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/ai-regulation/by-use-case#aml-kyc) | Instant-KYC remote onboarding | In production | Digital solution for automatic KYC treatment of individual clients of SG French retail banking, listed among the group's 15 flagship data and AI use cases. | [Societe Generale](https://societegenerale.com/sites/default/files/documents/2024-09/applying-data-ia-flagship-use-cases.pdf) |
| [AI governance (general)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/ai-regulation/by-use-case#governance-general) | Legal Assistant for contract review | In production | An NLP assistant first built for loan agreements and extended to non-disclosure, master and collateral agreements in wholesale banking. | [Societe Generale](https://societegenerale.com/sites/default/files/documents/2024-09/applying-data-ia-flagship-use-cases.pdf) |
| [Model risk management](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/ai-regulation/by-use-case#model-risk) | AI risk and training controls | In production | The registration document describes AI acculturation and training for all employees, a gap analysis of AI-specific environmental and social risks in four high-risk procurement categories, and an AI Act clause in purchase contract templates. | [Societe Generale](https://www.societegenerale.com/sites/default/files/documents/2026-03/universal-registration-document-2026.pdf) |

## Disclosed numbers

| Measure | Value | As of | Sources |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Total assets | EUR 1,673,492m | Jun 30, 2026 | [Societe Generale](https://societegenerale.com/sites/default/files/documents/2026-07/urd-2nd-amendment-31-07-2026-half-yearly-financial-report.pdf) |
| AI cost-savings opportunity in the 2029 plan | EUR 500m to EUR 600m, of which about EUR 350m already identified by 2029 | Sep 21, 2026 | [Societe Generale](https://www.societegenerale.com/sites/default/files/documents/2026-09/capital-markets-day-press-release.pdf), [Societe Generale](https://www.societegenerale.com/sites/default/files/documents/2026-09/capital-markets-day-presentation.pdf) |
| Gross savings targeted 2026e-2029 | about EUR 1.9bn (cost base below EUR 16.3bn in 2029) | Sep 21, 2026 | [Societe Generale](https://www.societegenerale.com/sites/default/files/documents/2026-09/capital-markets-day-press-release.pdf) |
| IT cost decrease 2029 vs 2026e | about EUR 0.5bn, IT intensity ratio to about 12% | Sep 21, 2026 | [Societe Generale](https://www.societegenerale.com/sites/default/files/documents/2026-09/capital-markets-day-press-release.pdf), [Societe Generale](https://www.societegenerale.com/sites/default/files/documents/2026-09/capital-markets-day-presentation.pdf) |
| Coding-cost reduction target | more than 30% | Sep 21, 2026 | [Societe Generale](https://www.societegenerale.com/sites/default/files/documents/2026-09/capital-markets-day-presentation.pdf) |
| Incoming calls covered 24/7 by AI assistants (target) | 40% | Sep 21, 2026 | [Societe Generale](https://www.societegenerale.com/sites/default/files/documents/2026-09/capital-markets-day-presentation.pdf) |
| Data and AI use cases in the Group portfolio | around 700, of which 60% AI-based | Dec 31, 2024 | [Societe Generale](https://societegenerale.com/sites/default/files/documents/2024-09/applying-data-ia-flagship-use-cases.pdf) |
| AI use cases in production | 300, of which 25% aimed at client experience | Oct 10, 2024 | [Societe Generale](https://societegenerale.com/en/news/all-news/societe-generale-shares-its-strategy-integrating-generative-ai-financial-sector) |
| ELIOTT conversations managed | 4 million a year | Feb 1, 2025 | [Societe Generale](https://societegenerale.com/sites/default/files/documents/2024-09/applying-data-ia-flagship-use-cases.pdf) |
| Net positions to be cut in France through attrition and mobility | 1,800 | Jan 22, 2026 | [Societe Generale](https://societegenerale.com/sites/default/files/documents/2026-01/societe-generale-accelerates-the-simplification-of-its-organization.pdf) |

## Quotes

> "The signing of a strategic agreement with Anthropic marks a decisive step in our ambition to accelerate the adoption of corporate AI." — Société Générale, Group press release, Sep 21, 2026 ([Societe Generale](https://www.societegenerale.com/sites/default/files/documents/2026-09/capital-markets-day-press-release.pdf))

> "I think a horizon which is far more in the 5 to 10 years at least, than in the next 18 months." — Slawomir Krupa, Group Chief Executive Officer, at the Bank of America financials conference, Sep 22, 2026 ([Investing.com](https://investing.com/news/transcripts/societe-generale-at-bank-of-america-31th-annual-financials-ceo-conference-disciplined-growth-93CH-4910050))

> "We have a test case where with some AI, but not yet a lot, we do have a business which runs at one twelfth of the cost of running a retail banking business in France otherwise." — Slawomir Krupa, Group Chief Executive Officer, at the Bank of America financials conference, Sep 22, 2026 ([Investing.com](https://investing.com/news/transcripts/societe-generale-at-bank-of-america-31th-annual-financials-ceo-conference-disciplined-growth-93CH-4910050))

> "Our approach is simple: use AI to support both our clients and our employees." — Agnès Lévy-Soussan, Chief Data and AI Officer for the SG French Retail Banking Network, Jul 28, 2025 ([Societe Generale](https://www.societegenerale.com/en/news-and-documentation/news/all-news/our-approach-using-artificial-intelligence-support-our-clients-and-employees))

## Who runs AI

- **Slawomir Krupa** — Group Chief Executive Officer ([Societe Generale](https://www.societegenerale.com/sites/default/files/documents/2026-09/capital-markets-day-press-release.pdf), [Investing.com](https://investing.com/news/transcripts/societe-generale-at-bank-of-america-31th-annual-financials-ceo-conference-disciplined-growth-93CH-4910050))
- **Christophe Tummers** — Group Chief Data Officer (from 1 April 2024; responsible for the Global Data Office; joined from UBS) ([Societe Generale](https://societegenerale.com/en/news/press-release/appointment-chief-data-officer), [Societe Generale](https://societegenerale.com/en/news/all-news/societe-generale-shares-its-strategy-integrating-generative-ai-financial-sector))
- **Nicolas Méric** — CEO, SocGen AI ([Societe Generale](https://wholesale.banking.societegenerale.com/en/news-insights/all-news-insights/news-details/news/sibos-2025))
- **Agnès Lévy-Soussan** — Chief Data and AI Officer for the SG French Retail Banking Network ([Societe Generale](https://www.societegenerale.com/en/news-and-documentation/news/all-news/our-approach-using-artificial-intelligence-support-our-clients-and-employees))
- **Noémie Ellezam** — Group Head of AI (as named on Société Générale's October 2024 page) ([Societe Generale](https://societegenerale.com/en/news/all-news/societe-generale-shares-its-strategy-integrating-generative-ai-financial-sector))
- **Christophe Lattuada** — Chief Operating Officer, Global Banking and Investor Solutions (as named on Société Générale's October 2024 page) ([Societe Generale](https://societegenerale.com/en/news/all-news/societe-generale-shares-its-strategy-integrating-generative-ai-financial-sector))

## Regulators it answers to

- [ECB](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/ai-regulation/ecb) — Société Générale is a significant institution under direct ECB banking supervision, whose 2026-28 priorities cover digitalisation and AI-related risk, and whose letter on AI-enabled cyber threats applies to AI tools such as coding assistants and agents. See [SSM supervisory priorities 2026–28](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/ai-regulation/documents/ecb-ssm-supervisory-priorities-2026-28), [ECB 'Dear CEO' letter on AI-enabled cybersecurity threats (SSM-2026-0301)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/ai-regulation/documents/ecb-letter-ai-enabled-cybersecurity-threats-2026).
- [EU AI Act](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/ai-regulation/eu-ai-act) — Credit-scoring and similar AI used for EU customers is high-risk under the AI Act; the group's half-year report says the scope of the AI Regulation remains unprecise and that it is carrying out the required adaptations. See [Regulation (EU) 2024/1689](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/ai-regulation/documents/eu-ai-act-regulation-2024-1689), [Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 (Digital Omnibus on AI)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/ai-regulation/documents/eu-digital-omnibus-ai-regulation-2026-1744).
- [EBA](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/ai-regulation/eba) — The EBA's work on AI adoption and its AI Act mapping for banks frame how the group documents models and agents for supervisors. See [EBA report: Rising application of AI in EU banking and payments (Sep 2025)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/ai-regulation/documents/eba-ai-adoption-report-2025), [EBA factsheet on the AI Act](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/ai-regulation/documents/eba-ai-act-factsheet-banking-payments-2025).
- [FSB](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/ai-regulation/fsb) — A global systemically important bank concentrating generative-AI capability with two US suppliers, Microsoft and Anthropic, is inside the FSB's AI monitoring and third-party concentration work. See [FSB AI sound practices consultation (June 2026)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/ai-regulation/documents/fsb-ai-sound-practices-consultation-2026), [FSB AI monitoring report (Oct 2025)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/ai-regulation/documents/fsb-monitoring-ai-adoption-vulnerabilities-2025).
- [Basel Committee](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/ai-regulation/basel-committee) — Group-wide data governance for AI platforms engages the BCBS 239 aggregation principles and the Basel third-party risk principles. See [BCBS 239](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/ai-regulation/documents/bcbs-239), [BCBS Third-Party Risk Principles (Dec 2025)](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/ai-regulation/documents/bcbs-third-party-risk-principles-2025).
- [ACPR](https://www.bankingnewsai.com/ai-regulation/acpr) — The French national authority that works with the ECB in supervising the group and oversees French retail and insurance activity where the group's AI assistants face clients.

## What the record suggests

### Owning the model layer stopped being the strategy

The record runs from a self-built assistant, to its decommissioning for Microsoft Copilot, to a co-development agreement with Anthropic. What the bank keeps in-house is the entity (SocGen AI), the data office and the control framework, which is where the CMD deck puts 'joint creation of responsible AI use cases and control frameworks'.

### The savings number is a plan, not a result

About EUR 350m of a EUR 500m to EUR 600m opportunity is described as identified rather than realised, and the CEO told investors the full effect sits on a five-to-ten-year horizon. Outside readers can test the deck's operational targets, such as coding cost, process simplification and AI-handled calls, against later disclosures.

### Headcount and AI are kept apart in the disclosures

The 2029 cost plan lists AI under IT and process levers and a separate natural-attrition lever for staff; the January 2026 reorganisation names AI among employee ideas but not as the cause of the 1,800 net positions. The group has not published an AI-attributed job number.

### Two US model suppliers raise a concentration question for EU supervisors

Copilot for staff and Claude for coding and agents put both of the bank's disclosed generative-AI layers with US providers, which is the kind of third-party dependency the ECB and FSB are tracking. The group has not described fallback or exit arrangements.

## FAQ

### What is Société Générale's AI strategy?

Put AI in the cost plan and scale it carefully: group AI initiatives are valued at EUR 500m to EUR 600m of savings by 2029, about EUR 350m already identified, a strategic agreement with Anthropic was signed on 21 September 2026, and Microsoft Copilot is replacing the in-house SoGPT assistant. SocGen AI, a Group entity created in 2025, deploys AI at scale, and the CEO describes the payoff as a five-to-ten-year horizon.

### Does Société Générale use Anthropic's Claude?

It has signed a strategic agreement with Anthropic, announced on 21 September 2026, under which it plans a recurring rollout of Claude models, coding tools and agentic capabilities and co-development of Claude for financial-services needs. The deck does not give a rollout date or headcount.

### Why did Société Générale drop SoGPT?

Bloomberg reported on 12 January 2026, citing people familiar with the matter, that the gap to other tools was widening and employees complained SoGPT was not up to date, so the bank is moving to Microsoft Copilot. The bank has not published its own explanation.

### Who leads AI at Société Générale?

Nicolas Méric is CEO of SocGen AI, Christophe Tummers is Group Chief Data Officer, Agnès Lévy-Soussan is Chief Data and AI Officer for the French retail network, and CEO Slawomir Krupa fronts the AI savings plan.

### How large is Société Générale?

The group reported EUR 1,673,492m of total assets at 30 June 2026 in its half-year financial report published on 31 July 2026.

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