Mistral AI bucks release trend by dropping torrent link to new open source LLM

Mistral AI released a new LLM with nothing but a torrent link — creating community buzz for the stark contrast with Google's Gemini launch.

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The only good way to release AI models
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what is in this pandora box
I really can't shake the feeling that this is a jab as Google release-but-not-release of Gemini.

I also like that they release it on a friday evening: that gives a headstart to the hobbyists. By monday, there will be a crowd-sourced tech report.