Mistral Proposes a Fund for Culture
Faced with accusations of training its models on works without authorization, the founder of Mistral is proposing—similar to the fund launched by Google in 2013—the creation of a fund financed by a « tax » of 3 to 5% of AI companies’ revenue. This proposal remains vague but has been cautiously welcomed by Sacem, while producers are instead calling for voluntary licensing agreements to protect their rights. In 2013, under pressure from rights holders, Google came up with the idea of creating an innovation fund. The initiative was primarily a defensive move for… e for the web giant, which sought to appease its print partners with a novel financing system. The maneuver was only partially successful, as publishers subsequently campaigned to secure licensing agreements with major platforms, starting with Google.…