Microsoft and Amazon face scrutiny from UK competition watchdog over recent AI deals
- British antitrust regulators are seeking views on partnerships between Microsoft and Amazon with smaller generative AI model makers.
- The U.K.'s Competition and Markets Authority is opening comments from interested third parties to review major AI partnerships between Microsoft and Mistral, and Amazon and Anthropic, as well as Microsoft's hiring practices.
- The CMA, aiming to assess if the collaborations constitute mergers, is requesting input from interested parties by May 9.
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UK competition watchdog steps up scrutiny of big tech’s role in AI startups
Microsoft and Amazon asked to comment on tie-ups, a move that paves way for formal investigationThe UK competition watchdog has stepped up its scrutiny of big tech involvement in artificial intelligence startups, asking for comment on three deals by Microsoft and Amazon.The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced that it was examining Microsoft’s investment in the French firm Mistral and the hiring of the DeepMind co-founder Mustafa Su…
Microsoft and Amazon face scrutiny from UK competition watchdog over recent AI deals
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — British competition regulators say they’ll scrutinize recent artificial intelligence deals by Microsoft and Amazon over concerns that the moves could thwart competition in the AI industry. The Competition and Markets Authority said Wednesday it’s looking into Microsoft’s partnership with France’s Mistral AI and the company’s hiring of key staff from another startup, Inflection AI. The watchdog also…
Microsoft and Amazon face scrutiny from UK competition watchdog over recent AI deals
British competition regulators say they’ll scrutinize recent artificial intelligence deals by Microsoft and Amazon over concerns that the moves could thwart competition in the AI industry.
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