Mistral AI Co-founder Sophia Yang announces departure
xeophon · x · 2026-08-18
Sophia Yang, a co-founder of Mistral AI, announced her departure on X, describing it as the most difficult decision of her career. She expressed gratitude to the founders—Arthur Mensch, Guillaume Lample, and Timothée Lacroix—for taking a chance on her almost three years ago when the team was around 20 people.
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