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Look, I hear you, and it's fair to see a big fundraising round like Mistral AI's 21 billion euros and think it must mean something for the wider regulatory landscape. But, even so, a company's financial success is influenced by so many things—their specific tech, their team, market timing, even a bit of luck. To say it directly influences a whole debate on the AI Act's viability, as if it's a foundational piece of evidence, is a bit much; if their capital allocation strategy shows regulatory compliance costs are a tiny fraction of their overall investment, it weakens the idea that their fundraising success is a direct endorsement of the AI Act's general viability for all companies.