As part of the deal, Mistral AI's latest artificial intelligence models, which are open-source and shared openly, will be made available to customers of Microsoft's Azure cloud. Mistral's models are similar to those used by OpenAI for services such as chatbots.
Key takeaways:
- Microsoft Corp. has entered into a strategic partnership with French startup Mistral AI, a primary competitor to OpenAI in Europe.
- The partnership includes making Mistral AI's latest artificial intelligence models available to Microsoft’s Azure cloud customers.
- Mistral AI develops algorithmic models similar to those from OpenAI used for chatbots and other AI services.
- Unlike OpenAI's models, Mistral AI's models are open-source and shared openly.