After Google’s recent deal with The Associated Press, Mistral has also announced a content partnership with the Agence France-Presse (AFP) to enhance the accuracy of responses in Le Chat, Mistral’s chatbot platform.
This marks a significant milestone for the AI company based in Paris, showing that Mistral is more than just a creator of foundation models.
The focus now is on developing attractive products, with Le Chat being the first step. The company is also working on dedicated apps to access Le Chat and better compete with ChatGPT and Claude.
Through this partnership, Le Chat will have access to AFP’s daily output of stories, which includes approximately 2,300 stories per day in six different languages.
Le Chat will also have the ability to search through AFP’s entire archive dating back to 1983. However, the agreement does not include photos and videos, as Mistral’s focus is on language models and not image generation.
OpenAI has been at the forefront of content partnerships, collaborating with reputable organizations like AP, Axel Springer, and others. It will be interesting to see if Mistral follows suit with more partnerships in the future.
Mistral’s co-founder and CEO, Arthur Mensch, emphasized the importance of improving response accuracy for Le Chat and its clients’ businesses. The partnership with AFP offers a unique multicultural and multilingual alternative.
This partnership not only benefits Mistral but also marks a new venture for AFP, diversifying its revenue sources following Meta’s recent changes in fact-checking programs.
In addition to enhancing products, these partnerships also establish AI companies as valuable allies to news organizations and protect them from potential copyright issues.
