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Romain Dillet a partagé ceciHad a nice time chatting with Jai Das, Roseanne Wincek and Sasha Vidiborskiy on stage at HumanX in Amsterdam. Thanks for coming to Europe, HumanX!
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Romain Dillet a partagé ceciA few weeks ago, Tanguy Goretti replied to my newsletter and asked me to come to Brussels for an AI conference that didn't exist yet. 11 minutes later, I told him I'm in. That conference became Off the Radar, an invitation-only event with 450 guests and speakers from OpenAI, Anthropic, ElevenLabs, Vercel, Stripe, Cloudflare, Gradium, Fundamental, Linkup, etc. But the best part is that those speakers were here to share demos and talk about the technical problems they're facing every day. In other words: a tech conference. I had the pleasure to interview Lélio Renard Lavaud, the VP of Engineering at Mistral who has seen it all over the past three years. What they're building is incredible, tackling several hard problems at once. I challenged him a bit with some hard questions and I think it led to a genuinely interesting conversation. Can't wait for the next one. In the meantime, subscribe to my newsletter ➡️ go to hypertext.fyi (Hypertext is sponsored by Box)
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Romain Dillet a partagé ceciThe Fable debacle made one thing clear: relying on a single AI model or provider is becoming a geopolitical risk. In my latest Hypertext piece, I look at why open-weight models, multi-provider architectures and the emerging “AI multiverse” suddenly matter a lot more. And there’s an irony: while Europe softens parts of the AI Act, the US is starting to design its own safeguards for the most capable models. What about you, have you changed your AI model APIs in your product to rely less on a single provider? Did you try Claude Code alternatives for coding? Hypertext is sponsored by Box.
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Romain Dillet a partagé ceciBox just published its State of AI in the Enterprise report and is also sponsoring my newsletter, Hypertext. This report is interesting because I recently spent some time researching data on the same topic (enterprise AI adoption) for a piece I wrote. From my notes: McKinsey says 88% of organizations use AI in at least one function and 62% are experimenting with agents. But only around one-third have begun scaling AI across the enterprise. A Harvard Business Review survey highlights an even sharper tension: 86% of respondents plan to increase agentic AI investment within two years, yet only 6% fully trust agents to autonomously manage critical processes end to end. Box’s findings tell a similar story. While 83% of surveyed organizations are running agents, only 19% operate them autonomously at scale. And while 96% say agents need company-specific content, only 36% have connected them to trusted content across many use cases. Deploying an impressive agent demo is easy. Letting that agent reliably act on contracts, invoices, employee records, and other sensitive content is much harder. I think this gap will resorb over time and we’re in the middle of this AI transition. Building the right infrastructure around agents will take time. And I’m curious to see what these large AI-native companies will look like on the other side. More details: https://lnkd.in/eMdpAsW6
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Romain Dillet a partagé ceciEvery technological wave eventually attracts people who want to build something. And people who want to get rich quickly. I watched it happen with crypto. What started as a movement of techno-anarchists, idealists and libertarians gradually became crowded with gurus, scammers and crypto influencers. Lately, I've started seeing some of the same patterns emerge in AI. The latest example is Polsia, a startup that promises to help anyone launch an autonomous AI company that makes money while they sleep. The pitch is seductive. The economics are… interesting. Link in comments. Hypertext is sponsored by Box.
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Romain Dillet a partagé ceciBox has once again been named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Document Management and it is also sponsoring my newsletter, Hypertext. My read: Box is a SaaS company whose long-running bet on content management as core enterprise infrastructure is becoming more relevant in the AI era. That positioning makes sense. Box has long focused on the work that happens around documents. It’s not just a document repository. In 2026, that approach feels suddenly more important. Companies are not just adding AI tools on top of existing systems. They are revisiting workflows themselves and asking where AI can actually change how work gets done. This is where Box’s argument gets sharper in my view: if companies want AI agents to work on contracts, invoices, employee records, product specs, and other sensitive business content, those systems need to understand permissions, governance, metadata, and workflows from the start. In other words, content management is infrastructure, and the market is catching up to that idea. More details: https://lnkd.in/enMv2UPn
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Romain Dillet a partagé ceciAI is making it easier than ever for startups to launch second products. The interesting part is that many of these products don’t start with a blank page: they emerge from internal workflows, existing users, operational pain points and distribution advantages. In my newsletter, I look at why companies like Deel and Revolut are turning internal tools into standalone products, and why voice transcription apps like Wispr Flow show that the real moat is often packaging and distribution rather than the underlying model. Maybe the classic startup question is no longer just “build or buy?” but “build, buy, or build and sell?” If you want the full newsletter with sharp analysis on European tech, subscribe here 👉 hypertext.fyi Hypertext is sponsored by Box.
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Romain Dillet a partagé ceciEurope had two standout AI labs: Mistral and Aleph Alpha. Same starting point. Very different outcomes. In Aleph Alpha’s case, it turns out betting on commoditization is risky if it doesn’t happen fast enough. But what else can we learn from the German AI company? I explore this topic (and two others!) in my newsletter Hypertext. If you want the full newsletter with sharp analysis on European tech, subscribe here 👉 hypertext.fyi
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Romain Dillet a partagé ceciWhen I started working in journalism, you were only as good as your last article. Running a newsletter makes that even more true. Every issue is a fresh introduction. For some readers, it’s the first thing they’ll ever read from you. They don’t care about the archive, the bylines, or the years spent covering tech. They care whether this one was worth their time. That’s part of what makes Hypertext interesting to write. Every edition has to earn its place in your inbox. And this week’s edition is a good one. If you want sharp analysis on European tech, sign up 👉 Hypertext.fyi
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Zack Rothbart hopefully but it’s probably wishful thinking 😄
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Romain Dillet a aimé ceciTo my fellow Belgians, ElevenLabs has arrived! I'm excited for some familiar faces to meet Mati Staniszewski and team at the launch event today. 🇧🇪 In a country with such rich linguistic and cultural diversity, how humans and machines communicate matters. We’re looking forward to working with Belgian businesses and governments to make AI feel natural and accessible to everyone, in their own language.Romain Dillet a aimé ceciToday, we are officially opening ElevenLabs Belgium! 🇧🇪 We already have a fantastic team here, working with some of the country’s leading companies - Mediafin, Glowi and Cavell - and the European Commission. Very excited to be opening an office in Brussels, expanding the team, and working even more closely with our customers.
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Romain Dillet a aimé ceciRomain Dillet a aimé ceci“𝑰𝒕’𝒔 𝒂 𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒕, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒂 𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒖𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒆𝒅.” At the HumanX, our Managing Partner Rajul Garg sat down with Romain Dillet to discuss the reality of building enterprise AI today. With $500K-$1M, a 5-to-10-person team can build at speeds that were unimaginable five years ago. Capital efficiency is at an all-time high, making it easier than ever to launch. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡? 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭. When speed is no longer a moat, standing out to enterprise buyers becomes the real battle. Success no longer comes from just building the software; it comes from: -Creating "jaw-dropping" demos that demonstrate instant, undeniable ROI. -Selling complete outcomes (services) instead of a software that buyers have to learn and manage. -Having the domain expertise to survive procurement and compliance marathons. 𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫. Watch Rajul break it down in the full interview here - https://lnkd.in/dcjk3_yb Shwetank Verma Rajul Garg Gaganpreet Luthra Dinesh Singh Ravi Srivastava Olga Balakina Henry Goodwin Madhusmita Das
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Romain Dillet a aimé ceciPart of the magic of voice is that it makes you feel something. Eleven v4 captures all the meaning and emotion bound up in speech, and delivers it fast enough to power expressive agents, everywhere from healthcare to gaming. Excited to see all the art & agent experiences that will spring up around the world!Romain Dillet a aimé ceciToday we're introducing Eleven v4 and Eleven v4 Turbo. Built on an entirely new architecture, Eleven v4 is our most emotive voice model ranked #1 by Artificial Analysis. Eleven v4 Turbo brings the same research to low-latency use cases such as agents, generating speech with a median inference latency of ~100 ms. Both interpret tone, pacing, emotion, character, and context to generate speech that feels performed and create agents that sound natural. Voice cloning is more authentic and consistent, with Instant Voice Clones capturing voices from just 10 seconds of audio and Professional Voice Clones for our highest fidelity. We've also improved performance across 90+ languages, long-form speaker consistency, IPA support and multi-speaker dialogue. Meanwhile, inline tags give creators and developers direct control over delivery, emotion, pacing, reactions, SFX, and style. For the next two weeks, we are making it even easier to try out Eleven v4 and Eleven v4 Turbo. The Eleven v4 API is discounted to $22 and Eleven v4 Turbo API to $11 per 1M characters. Eleven v4 is free for Creator+ plans in ElevenCreative, up to 2x your monthly credits. Eleven v4 and Eleven v4 Turbo are available now in ElevenCreative, ElevenAgents, and ElevenAPI.
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Romain Dillet a réagi à ceciRomain Dillet a réagi à ceciFirst European edition of HumanX: done. ✅ Bringing HumanX to Europe for the first time was a big step, and I'm so grateful we got to do it in the lovely city of Amsterdam. 🇳🇱 Proud to work with a team this talented, and with the EMEA crew who made it happen, with a special shout-out to Zach Butler for leading the way. For this edition, we pushed the speaker & media experience to the next level, including our lounges, spaces designed for speakers and press to recharge, connect and create. Thank you Iva Donova , Laura Marsden-Kish and Kirsten Mayer for designing them and making them happen. They were beautiful. And well done Marie Pigott for being such a great lead: your creativity and energy made it all feel seamless. The event was colorful, just like the energy, ideas and people that make HumanX who we are. 💐Thanks Stefan Weitz for bringing together such a great group of talented souls. Thank you to every speaker, media, partner and attendee who joined us. See you next time, Europe. In the meantime… see you in Vegas, March 7–10! 🎰 #HumanX #HumanXAmsterdam #AI
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Romain Dillet a aimé ceciRomain Dillet a aimé ceciIronWave official launch 🌊 We are proud to announce the launch of IronWave and the €105m first closing of our fund. Our fund will help founders reach the scale and growth profile where they will find liquidity, optionality, and strategic freedom. We are immensely grateful to our anchor investor and long-standing partner Wendel, as well as Bpifrance, Abeille, Caisse d’Epargne Hauts de France and all of our investors for their trust and support. Thank you also to the amazing entrepreneurs, investors and partners who have been supporting us along the way. This is only the beginning, and we could not be more excited for what lies ahead! Laurent Mignon, David Darmon, Cyril Marie, Jérôme Michiels, Nicolas Dechaux, Florent Debienne, Adeline Lemaire, Adam Chour, Timothée MAS, Stéphane Henrie, Cyril Bottagisi, Matthieu GEMELINE, Christophe Leguay, Mathieu CASSIN, Régis Delugin, André Francois-Poncet, Denis V., Jean-Gérard Galvez, Jonathan Benhamou, Jean-Luc Robert, Renaud Deraison, Nick Hernandez, Florent Debienne, Jean Lebrument, François G., Genna Elvin, Arnaud Guérin, Renaud Allioux, François B., Jean-Yves COURTOIS, Maximilien Levesque, Emmanuelle Martiano Rolland, Guillaume Vassault-Houlière, Romain LECOEUVRE cc Victoire Laurenty, Antoine Izsak
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Romain Dillet a aimé ceciProud to see Roseanne Wincek at HumanX Amsterdam with Sasha Vidiborskiy of Atomico and Jai Das of Sapphire Ventures, moderated by Romain Dillet of Hypertext.Romain Dillet a aimé ceciSo enjoyed my conversation at HumanX in Amsterdam with Sasha Vidiborskiy, Jai Das, and Romain Dillet. The power law is getting more powerful, the exits are still getting bigger, we still don’t know where the moats are, and we’re still old enough to remember 2021. My hot take: While it’s an amazing company, Anthropic won’t go out this year.
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Romain Dillet a aimé ceciRomain Dillet a aimé ceciSo enjoyed my conversation at HumanX in Amsterdam with Sasha Vidiborskiy, Jai Das, and Romain Dillet. The power law is getting more powerful, the exits are still getting bigger, we still don’t know where the moats are, and we’re still old enough to remember 2021. My hot take: While it’s an amazing company, Anthropic won’t go out this year.
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