Critics blast Mistral over co-founder holding public office: 'shady at best, illegal at worst'
MaziyarPanahi · x · 2026-09-21
Commenters criticize Mistral: the "co-founder" who held public office at the time is a problem "nobody can make it go away — shady at best, illegal at worst." They also doubt Mistral can return to being a true research lab, saying its focus has shifted to B2B and paid PoCs.
Related event: French AI insiders slam Mistral over co-founder's dual public role(2 posts)→
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