Arthur Mensch on The EU should build sovereign AI infras…

Arthur Mensch

Mistral AI co-founder and CEO

Si nous ne construisons pas notre propre capacité de calcul, nous deviendrons des États vassaux, fournissant simplement l’électricité verte pendant que la valeur ajoutée et la souveraineté resteront aux États-Unis.

AI Verified (May 18, 2026)

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Arthur Mensch, quoted in “La France, état vassal ? Énergie, capitaux et capacité de calcul: l’avis d’Arthur Mensch (Mistral),” Digital League, May 18, 2026.

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The EU should build sovereign AI infrastructure to reduce dependence on US providers

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Grant individuals the right to opt out of being included in AI training data

The current opt-out framework, which is meant to enable rights holders to protect their content and stop AI companies from using it for training if they say so, is turning out to be unworkable in practice.

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