Generative AI (genAI) specialist Mistral AI and NTT Data inked an agreement to develop secure products aimed at enterprises, with a focus on serving sectors requiring the highest levels of privacy and security.
NTT noted the partnership would benefit from combining its existing offerings in IT services and client relationships with Mistral’s advanced AI models.
Together they plan to co-develop “sustainable and secure” private AI products for highly regulated segments. Potential target markets include insurance, the public sector, defence and financial services.
For these customers, the partners aim to “provide end-to-end solutions from infrastructure to business processes powered by AI applications for clients operating on private clouds”.
Another work area is for advanced customer service platforms. The two are set to integrate Mistral’s AI technology into NTT’s existing range, starting with its agentic AI call centre systems in Europe and APAC.
The final priority cited by the two is “go-to-market expansion” where they will develop specific strategies for target countries including France, Luxembourg, Spain, Singapore and Australia.
As part of their new relationship NTT plans to establish a Mistral AI centre of excellence, while its partner will launch a technical enablement and certification programme for the IT services company’s staff.
NTT Data CEO Abhijit Dubey said it would “bring trustworthy, impactful AI to market” with its partner noting the combination can “assure secure, scalable and sustainable deployments for enterprises across the globe”.
Mistral AI CEO Arthur Mensch added it would “bring our next-generation AI solutions into real-world business applications, with a strong focus on organisations that need the highest standards of data privacy in their AI journey”.
The two already have projects in the pipeline with IP management company Dennemeyer and to create a sovereign platform for financial services and insurance companies in Luxembourg.