Intermediate Track · Module 5

International Foundation Models

Mistral (France), DeepSeek/Qwen/Kimi (China), Cohere (Canada), and other global frontier models.

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France: Mistral AI and European AI

Explore Mistral AI — Europe's leading foundation model company — its open-source models, GDPR-compliant hosted API, and its strategic role in EU AI sovereignty.

11 min read
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China's Foundation Models

Survey China's leading foundation models — DeepSeek, Qwen, Kimi, Ernie, GLM, Doubao, and MiniMax — and understand how the DeepSeek + Moonshot $45-$20 billion mega-rounds in May 2026 reshaped global AI economics.

16 min read
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Other International Models & The Global AI Landscape

Survey international AI models from Canada, the UAE, the UK, and beyond — understand the US-China AI race, EU regulation, and develop a framework for thinking about AI development as a geopolitical contest.

14 min read
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