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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Montreal, January 29, 2026 – Persevere Consulting , a firm specializing in responsible data governance and sovereign artificial intelligence, is making a significant move with the arrival of Claude Coulombe, Ph.D. , to its leadership team. An iconic figure in Canadian artificial intelligence, Dr. Coulombe will serve in a dual capacity: as Principal AI Partner  for consulting services and as CTO (Chief Technology Officer)  of Soverentia™ , the sovereign A

POUR DIFFUSION IMMÉDIATE Montréal, le 29 janvier 2026  – Persévère Conseils , cabinet expert en gouvernance de données responsables et en intelligence artificielle souveraine, marque un grand coup avec l’arrivée de Claude Coulombe, Ph.D. , au sein de son équipe de direction. Figure emblématique de l'intelligence artificielle au Canada, M. Coulombe agira à double titre : comme Associé Principal en IA  pour le volet services-conseils et comme CTO (Chief Technology Officer)  de

Par Paul Allard, Florian Strich et Claude Coulombe, PhD. Co-fondateurs de Persévère Conseils Inc. 3 février 2026 Pendant que le Canada débat et s'embourbe dans les tarifs douaniers et les corridors commerciaux, une panique silencieuse s'empare de l'Élysée à Paris. Selon des rapports explosifs publiés cette semaine par la presse française ( Enquête souveraineté numérique de La Tribune ), la France fait enfin face à une réalité terrifiante : les États-Unis pourraient provoquer

By Paul Allard, Florian Strich and Claude Coulombe PhD., co-founders Persevere Consulting Inc. February 3rd, 2026 While Canada debates tariffs and trade corridors, a quiet panic is gripping the Élysée Palace in Paris. According to explosive reports this week from the French press ( Enquête Souveraineté Numérique publié dans La Tribune ), France is finally facing a terrifying reality: The United States could turn off the digital lights. The report details a scenario that was o

By Paul Allard, CEO, Persevere Consulting Inc. January 21, 2026 In 2024, data sovereignty was a buzzword. In 2026, it is an operational imperative! The last two years have fundamentally reshaped the digital map. Between the proliferation of Generative AI, the hardening of the EU’s AI Act, and the fragmentation of global data transfer agreements, the concept of a "borderless internet" is largely a myth for enterprise data. For Legal Counsels, Privacy Officers, and Cloud Archit

by Paul Allard , MBA, CEO at Persevere Consulting Published on November 27, 2025 Executive summary The promise of AI is simple: automate routine work, augment decision‑making, and free humans for higher‑value tasks. But as recent reporting in HBR shows, AI can also generate “work‑slop” — noisy, low‑value outputs that create more rework than they eliminate. Complementing that critique, PhD C. Coulombe’s article "GPT‑5 — a damp squib? Non‑event, LLMs reaching plateau" argues