GPT4のライバル登場？Mistral AIについて解説してみた

Summary

The video discusses Anthropic, an AI startup known for developing a language model called Claude. It provides an overview of the company, its growth and partnerships, comparing it to competitors like OpenAI. The narrator demonstrates using Claude in a chat interface and discusses its strengths and weaknesses for Japanese language use.

Takeaways

• 😀 Mistral AI is a Paris-based startup focused on developing large language models
• 🤔 Mistral AI was founded by ex-Meta and Google employees and recently raised billions of yen in funding
• 📈 Mistral's models are ranked very highly, second only to OpenAI's GPT models
• 🌎 Mistral AI believes in openness and has open sourced some models
• 🤝 Microsoft partnered with Mistral AI to provide access to their models in the cloud
• 🔬 Mistral's latest model, Mistral Large, is benchmarked to be the 2nd most capable model in the world
• 💰 Accessing Mistral Large currently requires payment to use their API
• 🌐 Mistral Large is optimized for European languages so far, not Japanese yet
• 😊 The Mistral chat interface provides convenient access to test Mistral's models
• ✨ Mistral AI has potential to keep advancing and stay near the top with models like GPT

Q & A

What is Mistral AI?

Mistral AI is a French startup based in Paris that develops large language models, similar to OpenAI's GPT models.

Why has Mistral AI been gaining attention recently?

Mistral AI has developed language models that are reported to be close to GPT-4 in performance, making them the second most capable models behind OpenAI.

What is unique about Mistral AI's models?

Mistral AI releases many of their models as open source, allowing anyone to freely download and use them.

Why did Microsoft partner with Mistral AI?

By partnering, Microsoft gains access to Mistral AI's state-of-the-art models to offer through its cloud services. Microsoft also invested over $2 billion into Mistral AI for future model development.

How well does Mistral AI's models currently support Japanese?

The models are not yet optimized for Japanese. They can generate some Japanese responses but also mix in English unexpectedly.

What is Mistral Large (LaMDA) model?

LaMDA is Mistral AI's latest and most capable model to date, claimed to be the 2nd most powerful model behind GPT-4.

Is Mistral Large (LaMDA) available publicly?

No, unlike some previous Mistral models, LaMDA has not been released as open source.

Can LaMDA be tested through Mistral AI's website?

Yes, Mistral AI offers a public chatbot interface that allows testing LaMDA, NEXT and other models.

How well does LaMDA perform in Japanese currently?

When provided Japanese informational context, LaMDA can generate fairly coherent Japanese responses, though optimization for Japanese is still limited.

What are some potential future applications if Mistral AI's models progress further?

The models could become extremely useful in areas like search, question answering, and content generation if progress continues and pricing becomes more affordable.