Arthur Mensch, co-founder of Mistral and co-author of Deepmind's 2022 "Chinchilla" paper, recently released Mistral-7B, a popular open-source language model. Their latest offering, Mixtral, a mixture of experts model, is attracting attention in the AI community. Join Arthur and a16z General Partner Anjney Midha in a discussion about the nuances of open source, the comparative performance of open and closed models, and the innovations needed for scaling large language models (LLMs) effectively. Topics covered: Resources: Find Arthur on Twitter: https://twitter.com/arthurmensch Find Anjney on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AnjneyMidha Learn more about Mistral: https://mistral.ai Stay Updated: Find a16z on Twitter: https://twitter.com/a16z Find a16z on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/a16z Subscribe on your favorite podcast app: https://a16z.simplecast.com/ Follow our host: https://twitter.com/stephsmithio Please note that the content here is for informational purposes only; should NOT be taken as legal, business, tax, or investment advice or be used to evaluate any investment or security; and is not directed at any investors or potential investors in any a16z fund. a16z and its affiliates may maintain investments in the companies discussed. For more details please see a16z.com/disclosures.