The Microsoft-Backed AI Startup That’s Taking on Silicon Valley Giants

WSJ Tech News Briefing

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🗓️ 28 February 2024

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Paris-based startup Mistral makes artificial intelligence models similar to the ones that power AI tools like ChatGPT and Gemini. And even though it’s less than a year old, it’s already making big waves in the field. On Monday, Microsoft announced a partnership with Mistral, adding Mistral’s new model as an option for developers on its Azure cloud service. As part of the multiyear deal, Microsoft will take a small stake in the company. WSJ tech reporter Sam Schechner tells host Alex Ossola about what Mistral’s entry into the ecosystem means for the future of AI. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This message comes from Wall Street Journal sponsor C3 AI.
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0:15.9	This is Enterprise AI.
0:18.0	Welcome to Tech News Briefing. It's Wednesday, February 28th. I'm Alex Osala for the Wall Street Journal.
0:27.0	Coming up on today's show, Google is facing backlash online over images generated by Gemini, its new artificial intelligence chatbot.
0:35.4	We'll find out why it's happening and how Google is responding with W.S.J. reporter Miles Krupa.
0:41.4	And then, a French startup called Mistral is
0:44.4	creating AI models that can compete with those from Silicon Valley tech giants at a
0:48.6	fraction of the cost. We'll hear about what that means for the future of AI, from W.S.J.
0:53.7	tech reporter Sam Shekner.
0:59.2	But first, Google's Gemini Chatbot has recently been at the center of some controversy around the kinds of images it creates,
1:06.0	even as the company is betting on Gemini being at the center of its next big business.
1:11.0	W.S.J. reporter Miles Krupa joins me now with more on what's behind some of the latest
1:16.1	criticisms online and how Google is responding.
1:19.2	Miles, what is going on here?
1:21.2	It started with a feature that allowed people to generate images
1:26.4	within the chatbot and what was happening was people were feeding in
1:32.0	prompts like show me an image of the founding happening was And Gemini, the chatbot, was returning these answers that would show a diverse range of people of all races and ethnicities in these settings that many felt were inappropriate.
1:53.2	So that was one thing.
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