It has been reported that French regulatory authorities are preparing to bring "antitrust" charges against Nvidia, alleging unfair competition practices. Nvidia has become a major supplier of GPUs and high-speed networking equipment, which are essential for the training clusters needed to develop and service top AI models. Some estimates place Nvidia's share of the AI infrastructure market at over 80%, which seems to have stirred up dissatisfaction within France's antitrust department.According

Global tech entrepreneurs and investors are praising the UK as a destination for artificial intelligence investment, but the UK faces competition in its bid to become the world's third-largest AI center.

Artificial intelligence, especially generative AI, is the focal point of technology news in 2024. Services like ChatGPT released by OpenAI and billions in funding have attracted significant attention. However, according to a recent report by venture capital firm Accel and Dealroom analysts, a wave of emerging companies is emerging in Europe and Israel, hoping to make their mark in the field of artificial intelligence.

Microsoft has reached a collaboration agreement with the French AI startup Mistral, aiming to help Mistral bring its AI models to market. This partnership makes Mistral the second company to offer commercial language models on Microsoft’s Azure cloud computing platform. Mistral was valued at 2 billion euros following a funding round that raised approximately 400 million euros.

France, Germany, and Italy have reached a consensus on AI regulation. The three countries support mandatory self-regulation through a code of conduct. The joint document emphasizes that regulation should focus on applications rather than the technology itself. The agreement is expected to accelerate negotiations on AI regulation at the European level.

French billionaire Xavier Niel plans to invest 200 million euros in the field of artificial intelligence. The funding will be used to establish a research laboratory in Paris that provides cloud supercomputing capabilities to support startups. The goal is to compete with companies like OpenAI and attract French engineers back to the country to develop AI.

French experts claim that ChatGPT's wine tasting level surpasses that of humans. Australia ranked first in this year's World Wine Competition, and all five wines recommended by ChatGPT come from France.