Mistral AI Partners with AFP to Enhance Chatbot Accuracy Using Verified News

The multi-year deal grants Mistral's chatbot access to AFP's multilingual news archive and daily updates, marking a first for both organizations.

Mistral AI has signed a multi-million-euro agreement with Agence France-Presse (AFP) to incorporate over 2,000 daily AFP articles into its chatbot, Le Chat.
The partnership allows Le Chat to access AFP's archive of 38 million articles dating back to 1983, but excludes photos, videos, and infographics.
This is the first such deal for both Mistral and AFP, with AFP emphasizing the importance of verified, fact-based journalism in the AI landscape.
Unlike some other AI-media agreements, AFP's content will not be used to train Mistral's language models but will function as a separate module that can be disconnected after the contract ends.
The collaboration provides AFP with a new revenue stream, following the end of its U.S. fact-checking partnership with Meta, and strengthens Mistral's position as a European competitor to AI giants like OpenAI.