Microsoft takes a minor stake in Mistral AI and plans to help bring the French startup's AI models to market, as regulators probe Microsoft's OpenAI alliance

Extremely excited to see Mistral AI and Microsoft expanding the strategic partnership with focus on three areas: … Florian Follonier, PhD : Excited to share news of a new partnership between Microsoft and France's rising LLM star, Mistral AI! — Read the full announcement: https://lnkd.in/... … Satya Nadella : We're announcing a multi-year partnership with Mistral AI, as we build on our commitment to offer customers the best choice of open and foundation models on Azure. Bruno Capuano : 👋 Hi! — 🚀 Monday good news: Microsoft and Mistral AI have just announced a new partnership to accelerate AI innovation and introduce Mistral Large first on Azure! … Emil Protalinski : As Google and Meta work to desperately catch generative AI leader OpenAI (and its backer Microsoft), everyone is wondering if, with enough capital, a startup can emerge as its primary rival. … Lukas Lundin : Microsoft and Mistral AI announce new partnership to accelerate AI innovation and introduce Mistral Large first on Azure! … Forums: Hacker News : Microsoft strikes deal with Mistral in push beyond OpenAI

Financial Times 2024-02-27 Madhumita Murgia

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@marcslove Marc Love on threads
Mistral's Azure deal kinda invalidates any notion of Mistral being an “EU answer” to U.S. dominance in AI. Their biggest customers, and most of their profits, will come from Microsoft customers, with the U.S. economy taking a nice chunk along the way. It creates an interesting …
@simli.bsky.social @simli.bsky.social on bluesky
not bad for a european ai company [embedded post]
@satyanadella Satya Nadella on x
We're announcing a multi-year partnership with @MistralAI, as we build on our commitment to offer customers the best choice of open and foundation models on Azure.
@toddbishop @toddbishop on x
Update: Microsoft invested 15 million euros in Mistral AI, or about $16.2 million at current exchange rates, “which would convert into equity in Mistral's next funding round,” a Microsoft spokesperson said. https://www.geekwire.com/...
@carnage4life Dare Obasanjo on x
Just as regulators are questioning Microsoft's partnership with OpenAI, Microsoft partners with one of OpenAI's top up and coming contenders that was just featured in @WSJ. A hallmark of Satya's run as Microsoft's CEO is always planning ahead and covering his bases. Strategy 💯
@jasonlk @jasonlk on x
Honestly I'd be kinda pissed if I sold 49% of my company to a Big Tech Co and then they went and invested $2.1B in a scrappy new competitor [image]
@pitdesi Sheel Mohnot on x
Microsoft diversifying their AI models. , even though Microsoft is so embedded with and owns 49% of OpenAI profits Wonder how much the @OpenAI board conflict played into this diversification. Smart move; MSFT Cloud did $90B in revenue last year; they invested $10B in OpenAI.
@cgarciae88 Cristian Garcia on x
You can't lose if you bet on every player
@mer__edith Meredith Whittaker on x
Told you so!* (*that the only biz model for even the best model startups is being acquired by or otherwise entering into an encumbered relationship w one of the big US infra providers. Meaning there's no chance rn for meaningful EU (or, other) competition w US AI giants.)
@kylebrussell Kyle Russell on x
in a world heading toward AI protectionism, Microsoft is minority owner of *the* American AI + *the* European AI and the default route to both for enterprises
@azure @azure on x
🚀 Join us in celebrating the transformative partnership between Microsoft and @MistralAI! We're paving the way for efficient and cost-effective AI models that accelerate growth and deliver real-world solutions. Learn more: https://azure.microsoft.com/ ... #MicrosoftAzure #Mistral…
@pradeepviswav @pradeepviswav on x
Surprise deal from Microsoft. I was expecting @awscloud to strike a deal with @MistralAI and other AI startups as they are lagging behind in AI.

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