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U.S. to open broad antitrust probe into AI giants: source

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Microsoft and Nvidia among the companies under scrutiny.

Lina Khan and Jonathan Kanter at the Brookings Institute on Oct 4, 2023. Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty ImagesThe broad probe shows the intensifying scrutiny of AI and regulators' concern of the technology's concentration within some of the largest companies in the world.

The Justice Department will investigate whether AI chipmaker Nvidia's conduct has violated antitrust laws, the source said.that it launched a probe into Alphabet/Google, Microsoft, Amazon, OpenAI and Anthropic to seek anticompetitive behavior into its partnerships and investments.The two-pronged investigation by U.S. regulators is a setback for the companies involved, at a time when AI has turbocharged their stock prices.

"We take our legal obligations to report transactions under the HSR Act seriously and are confident that we have complied with those obligations," Microsoft added.This is a new chapter of federal agencies aiming to dissuade consolidation of power, focused on the powerful AI technologies of today as antitrust cases focused on tech conduct of the past continue.

Years ago, the DOJ and FTC similarly divvied up cases focused on the structure and power of Google, Amazon, Apple and Meta, cases which have had a spotty track record of success and are not yet over.Share on facebook

 

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