Amid Paris-based AI startup Mistral’s meteoric rise over the past two years, cofounder and CEO Arthur Mensch became a familiar face to those in and around the European tech ecosystem — the charismatic frontman spearheading the region’s best shot at competing with American giants like Anthropic and OpenAI.
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