By Leo Marchandon
PARIS, June 17 (Reuters) - OVHcloud plans to train frontier AI models - the most advanced, large-scale systems built from scratch using vast data and computing power - its CEO said on Wednesday, positioning the firm as a potential European challenger to Mistral.
The move marks a shift for OVHcloud, Europe's largest cloud provider, as governments and companies seek alternatives to U.S. and Chinese AI systems - a search made more pressing by the recent abrupt switch-off of Anthropic's top-tier models.
"It became quite clear to us that if we don't master this technology, we can't guarantee our future," OVHcloud CEO Octave Klaba told Reuters at the VivaTech conference.
Klaba said the economics of developing such cutting-edge models have shifted, citing advances in chips, training techniques and synthetic data. A project that might once have cost about 1 billion euros ($1.2 billion) could now be attempted for 150 million to 200 million euros, he said.
PARIS, June 17 (Reuters) - OVHcloud plans to train frontier AI models - the most advanced, large-scale systems built from scratch using vast data and computing power - its CEO said on Wednesday, positioning the firm as a potential European challenger to Mistral.
The move marks a shift for OVHcloud, Europe's largest cloud provider, as governments and companies seek alternatives to U.S. and Chinese AI systems - a search made more pressing by the recent abrupt switch-off of Anthropic's top-tier models.
"It became quite clear to us that if we don't master this technology, we can't guarantee our future," OVHcloud CEO Octave Klaba told Reuters at the VivaTech conference.
Klaba said the economics of developing such cutting-edge models have shifted, citing advances in chips, training techniques and synthetic data. A project that might once have cost about 1 billion euros ($1.2 billion) could now be attempted for 150 million to 200 million euros, he said.
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