Arthur Mensch

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Arthur Mensch
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Mensch in 2023
Born (1992-07-17) 17 July 1992 (age 32)
Sèvres, France
Education École Polytechnique, Télécom Paris, Paris-Saclay University
Known for Mistral AI

Arthur Mensch (born 17 July 1992) is a French entrepreneur best known as the CEO and co-founder of Paris-based Mistral AI.

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Early life and education

Born in Sèvres on 17 July 1992, Arthur Mensch is the son of a businessman father and a mother who taught physics. [1] [2] He grew up in the Hauts-de-Seine department in France. After studying engineering at the École Polytechnique and Télécom Paris, he obtained a PhD at the French Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automation and the Paris-Saclay University. [3]

Career

Arthur Mensch worked for three years at DeepMind, Google's artificial intelligence laboratory. [4]

He then founded Mistral AI with two school friends, Guillaume Lample and Timothée Lacroix, who were formerly researchers at Meta Platforms. [5]

Named after the Mediterranean wind known for its speed and persistence, Mistral AI specializes in generative artificial intelligence and aims to compete with American achievements, notably with Le Chat, a conversational robot comparable to ChatGPT and China's DeepSeek. [6]

In 2024, he was the only Frenchman to make Time magazine's 100 list of the world's most promising innovators. [7]

Honours

References

  1. ↑ Gernelle, Étienne; Grallet, Guillaume (15 February 2024). "Rencontre avec Arthur Mensch, prodige français de l'IA et cofondateur de Mistral AI" [Meeting with Arthur Mensch, French prodigy of AI and co-founder of Mistral AI]. Le Point (in French). Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  2. ↑ Schechner, Sam (26 February 2024). "The 9-Month-Old AI Startup Challenging Silicon Valley's Giants". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  3. ↑ "POLITICO 28: Class of 2025". Politico Europe. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  4. ↑ Stéphane, Bout; Hazan, Eric (2 May 2024). "Creating a European AI unicorn: Interview with Arthur Mensch, CEO of Mistral AI". McKinsey & Company. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
  5. ↑ Bradshaw, Tim (13 June 2023). "Four-week-old AI start-up raises record €105mn in European push". Financial Times . Retrieved 10 March 2025.
  6. ↑ Loeve, Florence (6 February 2025). "French startup Mistral rolls out app in escalating AI race". Reuters . Retrieved 10 March 2025.
  7. ↑ Booth, Harry (5 September 2024). "TIME100 AI 2024: Arthur Mensch". TIME . Retrieved 10 March 2025.
  8. ↑ "Décret du 15 mai 2025 portant nomination à titre exceptionnel dans l'ordre national du Mérite - Légifrance". www.legifrance.gouv.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 16 May 2025. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
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