Mistral, Europe’s biggest AI startup, is blowing hot

Not being American or Chinese may now be a help, not a hindrance

THERE IS LITTLE reason to cheer the cooling of relations between America and the European Union. But it’s an ill wind that blows no one any good. In the fast-growing world of artificial intelligence (AI), Mistral, a French startup, may be a beneficiary of the transatlantic tempest.

This article appeared in the Business section of the print edition under the headline “Bright and breezy”

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