Why Do We Need an OpenAI of Europe?

As large-language model developers such as OpenAI, Meta Platforms and Google battle for global supremacy, European LLM providers are trying to carve off that region for themselves. That’s a bad idea.

Let’s back up. A number of European Union members have poured resources into promising AI startups. In last Wednesday’s release of Mistral 7B, an open-source LLM developed by Paris-based Mistral AI, the startup thanked the operators of Leonardo, a supercomputer built through a partnership between …

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