Analysis

February 28, 2024

Mistral’s deal with Microsoft is causing controversy

The company will distribute a closed-source model in its Microsoft partnership — critics see this as a reinforcement of the status quo


The Mistral AI founding team

In just a few months, Mistral AI has become France’s most prized AI company. Much of the goodwill has come from the promise of creating a European champion that could compete against US giants like ChatGPT creator OpenAI, with an open-source product that reflects the continent’s push for more transparency in the sector.

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Daphné Leprince-Ringuet

Daphné Leprince-Ringuet is a senior reporter for Sifted, based in Paris. She covers French tech and writes Sifted's AI and Deeptech newsletter . You can find her on X and LinkedIn

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