Mistral AI's valuation doesn't automatically mean the AI Act is viable for everyone, as history shows market success has many moving parts beyond just one law.
We've seen this playbook before: a big win for one doesn't set the precedent for all, especially for smaller players.
For example, when the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came out, large tech companies could absorb the compliance costs easily, but many SMEs struggled, showing that one firm's financial capacity isn't a universal measure of regulatory success.