I'm so glad Mistral never sold out. We're really lucky to have them in the EU at the time when we're so focused on mil-tech etc.

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ismailmaj 19 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I don’t think it was ever an option since it had ties with the french government early on (Cédric O) and Macron’s party is quite pro EU

	▲	maelito 13 hours ago \| parent [-]
		They let so many important French companies down. So, yes, it could happen despite this beginning.

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poszlem 19 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

They’ll switch to military tech the second it becomes necessary, don’t kid yourself. I’m just glad we have a European alternative for the day the US decides to turn its back on us.

This tech is simply too critical to pretend the military won’t use it. That’s clearer now than ever, especially after the (so far flop-ish) launch of the U.S. military’s own genAI platform.

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programLyrique 18 hours ago | parent | next [-]

They have already:

- https://helsing.ai/newsroom/helsing-and-mistral-announce-str... - https://sifted.eu/articles/mistral-helsing-defence-ai-action... - Luxembourg army chose Mistral: https://www.forcesoperations.com/la-pepite-francaise-mistral... - French army: https://www.defense.gouv.fr/actualites/ia-defense-sebastien-...

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embedding-shape 17 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

> I’m just glad we have a European alternative for the day the US decides to turn its back on us

Not sure you've kept up to date, US have turned their backs on most allies so far including Europe and the EU, and now welcome previous enemies with open arms.

	▲	breedmesmn 16 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Wow! BLUMPF has really done it this time! Excited to be part of the resistance!

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hobofan 19 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

It's not like there aren't already military AI startups in the EU. e.g. Helsing.

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maelito 13 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

> I’m just glad we have a European alternative for the day the US decides to turn its back on us.

They did.