FTC says partnerships like Microsoft-OpenAI raise antitrust concerns

FTC points at partnerships between AI leaders and cloud service providers, suggesting they could be subject to antitrust scrutiny

One of Lina Khan's last official statements as FTC Commissioner warned about antitrust concerns stemming from partnerships between AI companies like OpenAI and tech giants like Microsoft.Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for Fast CompanyThe FTC released a staff report about partnerships between cloud service providers and AI companies.The report raises antitrust concerns about deals between industry leaders like OpenAI and Microsoft.Such deals may …

FTC raises antitrust concerns about Microsoft-OpenAI partnership

Microsoft Corp.’s $13 billion investment in OpenAI raises anti-trust concerns, says the FTC. Read here for more

Microsoft-OpenAI partnership raises antitrust concerns, FTC says

MICROSOFT’S US$13 billion investment in OpenAI raises concerns that the tech giant could extend its dominance in cloud computing into the nascent artificial intelligence (AI) market, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said in a report released on Friday (Jan 17).

The FTC says partnerships like Microsoft-OpenAI raise antitrust concerns

The Federal Trade Commission said in a staff report published Friday that there are potential competitive issues in partnerships between large technology companies and generative AI developers – specifically, Microsoft’s support of OpenAI and Amazon and Alphabet / Google’s partnership with Anthropic. “The FTC’s report explains how partnerships with big tech companies can create lock-ins, reduce key AI input startups, and reveal sensitive informa…

FTC says partnerships like Microsoft-OpenAI raise antitrust concerns

The Federal Trade Commission said in a staff report issued Friday that there are potential competitive issues in partnerships between big tech companies

Microsoft-OpenAI Partnership Raises Antitrust Concerns, FTC Says

Microsoft Corp.’s $13 billion investment in OpenAI raises concerns that the tech giant could extend its dominance in cloud computing into the nascent artificial intelligence market, the Federal Trade Commission said in a report released Friday.