Arthur Mensch

French artificial intelligence researcher

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There’s an enormous desire and an enormous need for alternative technology suppliers,
The narrative that Europe cannot compete is something that is not true,
When you give them a lot of tools, those systems [AI agents] are very dynamic, so they can go and do things that you do not expect,
The debate that we've seen in the U.S. has been a cover for the negligence of some of our competitors,
Long term, the plan is to fully rely on capacity that we are building ourselves, and so that means that the amount of compute that we own is going to grow... around 100% in the next five years,
If America... Are your factories going to still run?”

Earlier

Mistral CEO Takes Aim at OpenAI, Anthropic, Claims AI Safety Warnings Are Covering Up ‘Negligence’

International Business Timesibtimes.com/mistral/ceo…

Mensch is not the only one who has been critical of the AI safety discussion in the U.S. Former White House crypto czar David Sacks, who is currently co-chair of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, asked tech giants to "stop pretending the motivation to slow down is purely altruistic."

CNBCcnbc.com/2026/09…

Mistral AI aims for 'full value-chain presence' to challenge US dominance

Le Mondelemonde.fr/en/economy…

It is the first comment made by Mensch about Mistral's semiconductor ambitions, underscoring how the company is looking to control more of its infrastructure as it competes with U.S. heavyweights OpenAI and Anthropic

CNBCcnbc.com/2026/05…