Mistral, an AI company based in Paris, has joined forces with Agence France-Presse (AFP). The partnership aims to bolster the information relayed by Le Chat, Mistral’s chatbot. Mirroring a similar deal struck by Google and The Associated Press, this partnership marks Mistral’s first foray into such agreements.
Mistral is on a mission to prove it’s more than just a foundation model maker. By improving the capabilities of Le Chat with up-to-date news from AFP, one of the world’s largest news agencies, they’ll increase the chatbot’s appeal. Moreover, this development suggests that Mistral also plans apps for accessing Le Chat more efficiently.
Leveraging AFP’s comprehensive archived stories since 1983, Le Chat will have access to approximately 2,300 daily narratives in six languages. This agreement, however, doesn’t extend to photos and videos as Mistral’s focus is on large language models, not image-generation models.
Going toe-to-toe with market leaders like OpenAI, Mistral’s deal might hint at other forthcoming content partnerships. “Bettering Le Chat’s responses is a crucial step in applying our technology, particularly aimed at businesses,” says Mistral’s CEO, Arthur Mensch. “This partnership enables us to provide our clients with a unique multicultural and multilingual solution.”
This partnership is a milestone for AFP too, following the end of Meta’s fact-checking program. Celebrating the deal, AFP’s CEO Fabrice Fries notes how it boosts their revenue diversification.
As AI firms aim to better their products through such partnerships, they score added benefits. They align themselves as financial partners to news organizations and safeguard against possible copyright infringement claims.
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