Microsoft's investment in European artificial intelligence startup Mistral AI has attracted close attention from EU antitrust agencies. This investment of approximately 15 million euros is aimed at integrating Mistral AI's powerful AI model into Microsoft's cloud services. This move is particularly important in the context of Microsoft's active expansion of AI application fields, and also highlights the fierce competition among global technology giants for AI technology. Mistral AI's model ranks second in the world in benchmark tests, second only to OpenAI's GPT-4, and its technical strength cannot be underestimated. The EU's antitrust review will have a profound impact on Microsoft's future AI strategic deployment.
According to reports, Microsoft invested in Mistral AI, an artificial intelligence startup from Europe, triggering a comprehensive review by EU antitrust regulators. The cooperation between the two parties mainly includes Microsoft providing computing power to Mistral AI and putting its large models on Microsoft cloud computing services. The move could lead to a formal EU investigation into Microsoft's investment. Microsoft's investment in Mistral AI is approximately 15 million euros, which is particularly eye-catching in the context of OpenAI's major shareholder Microsoft's efforts to expand AI application fields. The artificial intelligence model developed by Mistral AI has performed well in common benchmark tests, ranking second in the world, second only to OpenAI's GPT-4 large model.The subsequent development of this investment, as well as the EU's investigation results, will have a significant impact on the field of artificial intelligence, especially the market structure of cloud computing services and AI models, and deserve continued attention. The cooperation between Microsoft and Mistral AI also provides new ideas and possibilities for the future development of AI technology.