AI startups have multiplied in Paris over the past couple of years — and with them, the need for qualified AI researchers and engineers, as well as seasoned sales executives, is growing rapidly.
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Google, Meta and some of France's top universities: Where Mistral poaches its top talent from
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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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