Mistral signs engage AFP to offer up-to-date answers on Le Chat

Just one day after Google with ink The Associated Press also has an agreement with Mistral announces content agreement with Agence France-Presse (AFP) to improve the accuracy of responses CatMistral’s chatbot product.

This is the first contract of its kind for the Paris-based AI company. And it shows that Mistral does not want to be perceived as “just” a basic model manufacturer.

He also wants to create attractive products, starting with Le Chat. I hear the company is also working on custom apps to access Le Chat and better compete with ChatGPT or Claude.

In the future, Le Chat will be able to use AFP to produce daily stories. Given that AFP is one of the world’s largest news agencies, it represents significant amount of text — about 2,300 stories per day in six languages ​​(Arabic, English, French, German, Portuguese and Spanish).

Le Chat will be able to explore the entire archive of AFP since 1983. However, photos and videos are not part of this multi-year contract. Note that Mistral focuses on large language models and does not offer image generation models.

When it comes to content deals, OpenAI leads the way. The maker of ChatGPT has partnered with AP, Axel Springer, Condé Nast, El País, Financial Times, Le Monde and others. It will be interesting to see if Mistral has more content partnerships in the works.

“We believe that increasing the accuracy of (Le Chat’s) responses is a key step in deploying our technology, especially for businesses,” Mistral co-founder and CEO Arthur Mensch said in a statement. “Through this partnership, we offer our customers a unique multicultural and multilingual alternative.”

Today’s cooperation is also a first for AFP. And it couldn’t be a better time, because Meta has just finished a third-party fact-checking program. just last week. AFP was one of the key partners in Meta’s fact-checking system. “Through this partnership, AFP is further diversifying its sources of revenue,” said AFP Chairman and CEO Fabrice Fries.

While the AI ​​industry is trying to improve its products with these adjustments, there are two side effects that can be seen as additional benefits. First, AI companies can position themselves as (financial) allies to news organizations. Second, this partnership protects them from potential copyright infringement claims.