The Competitions and Markets Authority (CMA) is investigating Google's partnership with GenAI startup Anthropic to determine if it qualifies as a merger affecting UK competition.
CMA has concerns over big tech companies' strategic investments in the AI sector, fearing the amplification of market power and potential negative impacts on the foundational model value chain.
Antitrust regulators in the UK, EU, and US are collaborating to address the risks posed by powerful partnerships in AI, recognizing them as a significant competition threat that can influence market outcomes.
"We should be cautious over powerful partnerships as they pose a threat to the entire ecosystem," cautioned Josh Mesout, highlighting risks from unfair practices to innovation suppression in the AI industry.
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