Nvidia, Google funding helps double AI unicorns to 37 in a year

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Arthur Mensch's Mistral AI, based in France, is one of a growing number of AI unicorns based outside the U.S. © Reuters

MANAMI OGAWA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- The number of generative artificial intelligence unicorns around the world nearly doubled in a year to 37 at the end of April, as tech heavyweights like Nvidia and Google pump funds into promising startups in the rapidly developing field.

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