Mistral CEO Urges Telcos to Build Hyperscaler Infrastructure for AI Growth

Mistral CEO Urges Telcos to Build Hyperscaler Infrastructure for AI Growth

Mistral CEO Arthur Mensch brought a sales pitch to Mobile World Congress on Tuesday, urging delegates at the world’s biggest telecoms confab in Barcelona to invest in building data center infrastructure and “becoming hyperscalers” to boost the regional AI ecosystem. Image : Google “We would welcome more domestic effort in making more data centers,” he said during an on-stage Q&A in response to a question about whether Europe is directing enough investment at AI. The foundational model maker is investing in building its own data center in France, and Mensch noted that it’s “moving slightly down the stack so we can serve data centers.” “For me, the AI revolution is also bringing opportunities to decentralize the cloud,” he also said, advocating for “more actors in the field” compared to the current cloud market that’s dominated by a trio of hyperscaler giants: Amazon, Google and Microsoft. Mensch also called for European players to reduce their reliance on U.S. tech, by buying homegrown …