In the field of artificial intelligence, the rise of DeepSeek has attracted widespread attention and concern from the West. However, Mistral CEO Arthur Mensch welcomed the emerging force, believing that DeepSeek's new model will drive the development of the open source ecosystem. Mistral is known as "European OpenAI". Since its establishment in 2023, it has always advocated the concept of open source and emphasized the importance of openness and cooperation.
In an interview with Business Insider, Mansh said: "We regard DeepSeek as China's Mistral." He believes that this is an important moment for the open source model, and companies like Mistral and DeepSeek are learning from each other and making progress together. Mansh pointed out that open source can not only speed up the development cycle, but also save high licensing costs, which has given many technology companies hope.
Recently, DeepSeek launched the R1 model, claiming that its performance is comparable to competitors such as ChatGPT, but at a much lower cost. The statement sparked doubts among investors, who began to reflect on whether investment in AI infrastructure is worth it. At the same time, the success of the R1 model has also prompted the industry to re-examine the advantages and disadvantages of open source and closed source models.
In a Reddit Q&A, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman admitted that his position on the issue of open source AI may be biased, and said that the company may need to rethink its strategy and explore new open methods. This remark undoubtedly gave more attention and support to the open source model.
Mansh stressed that Mistral always puts efficiency first, especially in terms of funding use. He pointed out that promoting enterprises to adopt new technologies and apply them to actual scenarios does not actually cost huge funds. Although Mistral received $1 billion in investment from companies such as Anderson Horowitz Fund, they did not intend to splurge at will. Mansh's words are clear and clear: Open source and efficiency are the mainstream of the future.
In addition to promoting open source, Mansh also revealed that Mistral will expand its capabilities in proxy AI. This kind of software that can perform tasks independently is an important development direction of artificial intelligence.