It's just too easy to point to Mistral AI's success and act like the European AI regulatory framework isn't a massive financial drain for most startups.
That's like saying because one person found a cheap apartment in Toronto, the city's housing crisis is solved for everyone; it ignores the minimum viable resources smaller teams operate with.
Most companies don't have the deep pockets to absorb those compliance costs, making them an exception, not the rule.
We need something with fewer moving parts and a lower cost of entry if we actually want widespread innovation, not just a few big players.