Microsoft announced a partnership with the French startup Mistral AI for 15 million Euro. Wow! That’s more than Microsoft’s $13 billion investment in OpenAI. Mistral competes with OpenAI.
In a statement to Reuters, the European Commission immediately said the partnership will be reviewed and may be subject to the EU’s merger rules.
Mistral touts its commitment to open models, as well as the ability to customize its Mistral Large model.
