Mistral AI getting a big pile of cash feels like a bit of a red herring to explain how that Solsice debate turned out about the AI Act. My gut tells me this pattern of using a big-name success story to prove a wider point often ignores the smaller, everyday practical constraints for everyone else. It's like arguing that because a billionaire bought a mega-yacht, the local marina suddenly has more space for everyone's little dinghies; it just doesn't follow. I'd need to see if the debate's verdict would be the same even if Mistral AI hadn't raised a penny to actually believe it's a direct cause.