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Arthur Mensch

Arthur Mensch

French artificial intelligence researcher

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  • Oct 6

    Mistral says it is months from catching US AI leaders as Ecosia drops its models

    Mistral CEO Arthur Mensch says the French AI company is a few months from matching US rivals, days after releasing its Large 4 model. German search engine Ecosia said it will end its use of Mistral's models over quality concerns.

  • Jul 21

    Microsoft signs multibillion-dollar deal with France's Mistral to expand AI infrastructure in Europe

    The US tech giant will use Mistral's data centres in France, while the French startup's models gain distribution through Azure, Foundry, and Copilot Studio.

  • Jun 2

    Anthropic grants EU cybersecurity agency ENISA access to Mythos AI model after weeks of negotiations

    The European Union's cybersecurity agency ENISA will join Project Glasswing, gaining controlled access to Anthropic's Mythos model that has autonomously discovered over 10,000 zero-day vulnerabilities across major operating systems and browsers.

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A Peshawar school roof collapses

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