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Mistral AI is a leading artificial intelligence^[1] start-up, founded in 2023 by Arthur Mensch, Guillaume Lample, and Timothée Lacroix. The company is recognized for its groundbreaking AI models, such as Mistral 7B and Mixtral 8x7B, which are leading the industry in terms of attention mechanisms and performance. In addition to these models, they offer a range of AI solutions catering to various needs. The company has also attracted significant investment, raising a total of €490 million within the same year of its establishment. Furthermore, its strategic partnership with Microsoft^[2] to enhance AI offerings and introduce a multilingual conversational assistant marks a significant expansion in the AI industry.

Terms definitions

1. ↑ artificial intelligence.

1 Artificial Intelligence (AI) refers to the field of computer science that aims to create systems capable of performing tasks that would normally require human intelligence. These tasks include reasoning, learning, planning, perception, and language understanding. AI draws from different fields including psychology, linguistics, philosophy, and neuroscience. The field is prominent in developing machine learning models and natural language processing systems. It also plays a significant role in creating virtual assistants and affective computing systems. AI applications extend across various sectors including healthcare, industry, government, and education. Despite its benefits, AI also raises ethical and societal concerns, necessitating regulatory policies. AI continues to evolve with advanced techniques such as deep learning and generative AI, offering new possibilities in various industries.

2 Artificial Intelligence, commonly known as AI, is a field of computer science dedicated to creating intelligent machines that perform tasks typically requiring human intellect. These tasks include problem-solving, recognizing speech, understanding natural language, and making decisions. AI is categorised into two types: narrow AI, which is designed to perform a specific task, like voice recognition, and general AI, which can perform any intellectual tasks a human being can do. It's a continuously evolving technology that draws from various fields including computer science, mathematics, psychology, linguistics, and neuroscience. The core concepts of AI include reasoning, knowledge representation, planning, natural language processing, and perception. AI has wide-ranging applications across numerous sectors, from healthcare and gaming to military and creativity, and its ethical considerations and challenges are pivotal to its development and implementation.

2. ↑ Microsoft ( Microsoft ) Microsoft is a globally recognized technology company, well-known for its software, hardware, and other digital services. Founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen, it launched revolutionary products like the Windows operating system, Microsoft 365 suite, and the Xbox gaming consoles. Under the leadership of their current CEO, Satya Nadella, Microsoft broadened its scope to include cloud computing and pursued a policy of active acquisitions, including GitHub and Mojang, to enhance its product offerings. Despite facing criticisms and legal challenges over monopoly behavior and usability issues, Microsoft has maintained a solid financial performance, even achieving a trillion-dollar market cap in 2019. Today, it continues to innovate and expand, holding a significant position in the global tech industry.

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Mistral AI (Wikipedia)

Mistral AI is a French company selling artificial intelligence (AI) products. It was founded in April 2023 by previous employees of Meta Platforms and Google DeepMind. The company raised €385 million in October 2023 and in December 2023 it was valued at more than $2 billion.

Mistral AI

Company type	Private
Industry	Artificial intelligence
Founded	28 April 2023
Founders	Arthur Mensch (Co-Founder & CEO) Guillaume Lample (Co-Founder & Chief Scientist) Timothée Lacroix (Co-Founder & CTO)
Headquarters	Paris , France
Products	Mistral 7B Mixtral 8x7B Mistral Medium Mistral Large
Website	mistral.ai

It produces open source large language models, citing the foundational importance of open-source software, and as a response to proprietary models.

As of March 2024, two models have been published and are available as weights. Three more models, Small, Medium and Large, are available via API only.

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