Mistral AI publicly releases Large 4, targets cybersecurity users

By Leo Marchandon Oct 29 (Reuters) French AI startup Mistral released its Large 4 model to the ​public on Thursday, saying it ‌was designed to help organisations identify and fix cyber-security vulnerabilities. Unlike leading AI systems such as Google s Gemini, which are mainly ‌accessed ​through online services, the ⁠model can be ⁠downloaded and run independently by anyone. Mistral said the released version was an upgrade from the one unveiled ​three weeks ago, following testing with governments and corporate users, which ⁠helped improve its performance. The ⁠company said organisations could ​use the software on their own systems, ​reducing dependence on a third-party provider. Mistral ‌described it as its most capable openly available model for cyber-security use, competing in a field dominated ⁠by Chinese AI models. I m not comfortable living in a world in which open weights ⁠do ‌not exist, Mistral Vice President ⁠of Science Pierre Stock ​said. Once ‌the model is out, it’s impo