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Re:Mistral raises €3B by dns_snek on Tuesday September 08, 2026 @06:05AM (#49608160)
That's not true. EU regulations like the AI Act and Digital Services Act have different obligations and requirements for large and small businesses and that amount can't be zero because being a small business doesn't give you a free pass to cause damage to society.

I'd be curious to hear about specific examples of AI regulation that affect small businesses without a good reason.

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Re:Mistral raises €3B by nickpp on Tuesday September 08, 2026 @08:11AM (#49609249)
> regulation [...] is not free

> that amount can't be zero because

Sounds like you're agreeing with me.

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Re:Mistral raises €3B by dns_snek on Tuesday September 08, 2026 @10:07AM (#49610555)
Not having regulation is also "not free" because it imposes external costs on the rest of society. The goal of regulation is to reduce these external costs and instead impose them on the people (broadly) responsible.
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