Amidst the increasingly fierce competition in the global AI sector, Arthur Mensch, the founder and CEO of French startup Mistral AI, recently stated in an interview with Bloomberg Television that the company will not consider selling and will focus on advancing its initial public offering (IPO) plans in the future. He mentioned that Mistral AI will continue to expand its business in Europe and the US, while also planning to open an office in Singapore to enhance its influence in the Asia-Pacific region. Since its establishment in 2023.

Mistral has recently announced a content agreement with Agence France-Presse (AFP) aimed at improving the answer accuracy of its chatbot product, Le Chat. This collaboration marks Mistral's first agreement with a media organization, signifying its commitment to showcase diverse products to users beyond large language models. Under the agreement, Le Chat will have access to approximately 2,300 news articles published daily by AFP, covering six languages: Arabic, English, French, and German.

French AI newcomer Mistral AI recently launched a new content moderation API service, highlighting its ambition in the global AI field and demonstrating deep thought on AI safety governance. This moderation system, built on the Ministral8B model, can accurately identify nine categories of potentially harmful content, including sexual content, hate speech, violence, dangerous activities, and personal identity information. Notably, the API supports 11 major languages, including Arabic, Chinese, English, French, and more.