The 21 billion euros valuation for Mistral AI doesn't automatically mean the AI Act is viable; compliance costs and operational approvals are still the real factors.
One big fundraising round doesn't change the underlying mandate for other companies, especially smaller ones, to adhere to complex regulations.
For instance, if their capital is mostly for compute infrastructure, it doesn't tell us how they’re handling specific jurisdiction requirements or what the operational approval process is like for others.
It’s prohibited to assume one success story dictates the ease of compliance for an entire industry.