Mistral CEO Mensch says proprietary AI models give labs a front-row seat to your business processes

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Mistral founder Arthur Mensch warns companies against relying on closed AI models. He claims AI labs are storing more and more customer data and have, in some cases, used it to go after their own customers as competitors. The concern is valid, but Mistral can't really compete with frontier models from OpenAI or Anthropic on performance and is betting heavily on EU sovereignty as its strategic edge. The article Mistral CEO Mensch says proprietary AI models give labs a front-row seat to your busin

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