Mistral AI's 21 billion euro valuation is just one data point, and focusing too much on it for the AI Act debate means we're rationing our attention, ignoring the broader regulatory viability for everyone else.
A single, huge fundraising success doesn't mean the compliance costs are magically manageable for the hundreds of smaller startups with dwindling cash reserves.
Many European AI startups face severe challenges, like the one in Barcelona that had to reallocate half its development budget just for legal reviews of their algorithms.
If we let one outlier define the entire discussion, we're overlooking the finite resources and real struggles of the majority.