France's Mistral AI Touts Its Europeanism, But Faces Limits
<img src="https://imgproxy.citrusreader.com/a1dk8GtHvFPUGLfcqtOX8gnG3onOFlRHWQb0IQoDNrA/raw:1/aHR0cHM6Ly9pc21nLWNkbi5ueWMzLmNkbi5kaWdpdGFsb2NlYW5zcGFjZXMuY29tL2FydGljbGVzL2ZyYW5jZXMtbWlzdHJhbC1haS10b3V0cy1pdHMtZXVyb3BlYW5pc20tYnV0LWZhY2VzLWxpbWl0cy1pbWFnZV9zbWFsbC01LWEtMzI3ODAuanBn" align="right" hspace="4"><b>'Made in France' Can Only Get Mistral So Far in AI Race</b><br>Mistral raised 3 billion euros in a funding round that gives Europe's great hope for a domestic AI leader a valuation of more than 21 billion euros. Mistral is playing up its ability to provide "sovereign AI" - but the degree of sovereignty that it can offer Europe is unclear.