MicrosoftThe layout in the field of AI has aroused the attention of many media and followers.The latest official announcement and France Mistral AI companies reached a multi-year cooperation plan, which aroused a lot of speculation.
Microsoft published an article on its Azure blog saying that through cooperation with Mistral AI, its large language model can be used on Microsoft's Azure AI supercomputing infrastructure. In addition, Azure AI Studio customers can also access the large language model Mistral Large.
According to the Financial Times, Microsoft has also invested a certain amount of money in Mistral AI, but the exact amount is not yet clear.
Mistral AI was founded in April 2023 by former members of Meta and Google's DeepMind division. The company has raised about $415 million in funding in 2023, and Microsoft's investment is likely to help boost Mistral AI's valuation.
In addition to the Mistral Large, the company also announced a similar OpenAI Since the company is based in France, this new chatbot is called ChatGPT. Le Chat, enterprise customers can now sign up to test Le Chat.
Microsoft’s partnership with and small investment in Mistral AI seems to indicate that the company doesn’t want to rely solely on OpenAI’s work for its generative AI needs.
Microsoft's investment in OpenAI has also attracted the attention of regulators. The UK, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and other agencies are investigating whether Microsoft's cooperation with OpenAI falls within the scope of anti-competitive laws. Microsoft's investment in Mistral AI is likely to become another focus of controversy for these regulators.