"European AI Challenger Takes on U.S. Tech Giants and French Strategy"

Mistral, a French AI start-up, is gaining support from European leaders as they aim to challenge tech giants like OpenAI and Google in the AI industry. The company, founded in Paris just a year ago, is seen as Europe's best hope to create a standard-bearer in AI, with concerns that the dominance of US tech giants in AI could set global standards at odds with European culture and politics. Mistral's CEO, Arthur Mensch, and his co-founders are working to ensure that Europe has a say in shaping the future of AI and its regulations.