@VraserX: Mistral just raised €3B. I want a serious European AI competitor, but I don’t want European customers guilted into acce…
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Mistral has raised €3 billion, emphasizing the need for strong European AI competitors without compromising product quality in the name of sovereignty.
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Mistral just raised €3B. I want a serious European AI competitor, but I don’t want European customers guilted into accepting weaker products.
Sovereignty should give us another option. It shouldn’t become an excuse to take better options away.
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