The FTC is initiating a comprehensive antitrust investigation into Microsoft's artificial intelligence operations, as announced during the Biden administration and overseen by FTC chair Andrew Ferguson. The probe involves a civil investigative demand for extensive data dating back to 2016, focusing on AI model training, investment practices with OpenAI, and Microsoft’s software licensing strategies. The agency aims to assess whether Microsoft’s market actions provide it an unfair advantage over competitors in the AI domain. Investigations of this nature can be protracted, often leading to no charges, and Microsoft may attempt to restrict the data scope requested.
The investigation seeks to determine whether Microsoft's actions have given it an unfair advantage over other AI companies and how it structures technology partnerships.
The FTC's probe into Microsoft will examine their AI training data practices since 2016, aiming to gather insights that could inform potential antitrust actions.
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