Mistral CEO Arthur Mensch held a sale to Mobile World Congress on Tuesday, urging representatives of the world’s largest telecom companies in Barcelona to invest in building data center infrastructure and “becoming a super rating” to enhance the regional AI ecosystem.
“We welcome more domestic efforts to build more data centers,” he said in a question and answer on stage.
The basic model maker is building its own data center in France, Mensch notes that it “moves the stack slightly down so that we can serve the data center.”
“For me, the AI revolution also brings opportunities to disperse cloud power,” he also said, advocating that “more participants on the scene” is compared to the current cloud market consisting of three super standard giants: Amazon, Google and Microsoft.
Mensch also called on European players to buy local where possible to reduce their reliance on U.S. technology, while stressing the need for “pragmatism” because he said there is no non-U.S. alternative to some major technology infrastructure.
When asked whether European lawmakers should draw inspiration from the Trump administration in terms of reducing regulation, Mensch avoided the opportunity to launch a full-scale attack on rules such as Bloc’s AI Act. Instead, he suggested that the bigger headaches for businesses are dealing with the division of the 27 member states in the EU’s single market.
“We don’t care much about the regulation as a startup,” he said. “One thing I think is that the difficulties in Europe are the divergence of the market.”
Mensch continues to carry out merged voice support in the telecommunications sector. He advised industry representatives: “The integration of larger tech players could be an asset – saying that fewer telecom companies in each EU market will reduce the number of discussions required to form partnerships with telecom companies.
What business does AI startups get from the telecommunications industry? Mensch said AI will have a lot of impact on network operators, as infrastructure will need to be changed to accommodate the growing number of “personalized” data streams that AI will enable – ERGO, using telecom companies to work on network upgrades.
He also suggested opportunities to establish a “distribution partnership” with the industry in terms of AI consumer products to ensure everyone has access to a powerful AI system. ”
In France, Mistral has signed a distribution agreement with AI assistant Le Chat Free. Free subscribers can access LE CHAT PRO for free for one year, and they will then pay a regular monthly subscription fee. It is worth noting that Free is owned by Iliad, a telecom company controlled by French billionaire Xavier Niel, who is also an investor in Mistral.
In addition, AI can help telecom companies reduce their operating expenses, Mensch said.
“But when it comes to AI regulations, we are in a viable state, which is not ideal,” he added on the issue of Traditional Chinese Tape. He also welcomed the “change of perspectives” among EU policymakers on investing in AI.
“I think it’s too early for the EU AI Act, it’s too focused on the technology side, so it’s hard for us to find ways to implement the technology. So we are working with regulators to ensure that the problem is solved,” he added.
Mensch answers the last question, asking about the next technological development about the next technological development, which predicts that AI models will become increasingly “specialized”.
Over the next few years, Mistral will focus on capturing data for every interaction between the model and humans. As he said, this expertise will be used to develop better models – “make yourself a professional AI system of your own.”
