Microsoft is Investing in Europe while its under EU Regulatory Scrutiny for $13 Billion OpenAI Investment
Microsoft just turned Mistral to OpenAI's American business model.
Hey Everyone,
It seems that Microsoft thought it was a good idea to bribe the EU with massive investments as it’s under scrutiny for its $13 Billion investment in OpenAI that has gone without much oversight or AI regulation.
Microsoft bet big on a ‘Copilot Era’ but has gained a lot of potential antitrust lawsuits for its monopolistic behavior. With massive Cloud investments in Germany and in France’s open-source AI startup Mistral, Microsoft appears to be using its financial power as a soft-bribe.
I suppose this is how the real world works after all? Apple bribing China to gain access to their market is a well known example of the geopolitics of BigTech.
Microsoft’s recent investment in Mistral raises a lot of concerns. Mistral Large is not open-source, so perhaps part of the deal was to commercialize their foundational model to make the EU more aligned with American monopoly capitalism. This is clearly a double-sided investment for Microsoft.
Microsoft said on Thursday, February 15, it would invest €3.2 billion ($3.4 billion) in Germany through 2025, with the bulk going to expand the tech giant's efforts in artificial intelligence. That means talented startups like Aleph Alpha whom we have covered is likely to get some of that.
Since Microsoft didn’t disclose the investment in Mistral and not even its stake in the startup was made public, this is clearly very suspect as a EU AI bribe of sorts.