It's easy to look at Mistral AI's journey and see a neat arc where regulation and investment just click, but that's one character's story.
For every Mistral, how many smaller startups face a real struggle just trying to understand the new rules, let alone afford the lawyers to navigate them?
Imagine a small team in Edmonton, innovating on a shoestring; their experience with the AI Act's paperwork could easily become a turn that ends their dream, not propels it.
The larger narrative requires seeing how the stakes play out for everyone, not just the ones who make headlines.