The UK is looking into if Microsoft and Amazon's AI partnerships fall under merger rules
by Neowin
Neowin— The UK Competition and Markets Authority has announced it is taking comments from others to see if the partnerships that Microsoft and Amazon have made with AI companies could harm competition.
ETtech.com—Microsoft and Amazon's AI partnerships draw UK watchdog scrutiny. Britain's competition watchdog said on Wednesday it was seeking comments on the AI partnerships between Microsoft and Mistral AI, as well as between Amazon and Anthropic. The Competition and Markets Authority also said it wanted to hear the views of third parties on Microsoft's hiring of former employees of Inflection AI and related arrangements. Microsoft last month appointed DeepMind co-founder Mustafa Suleyman as the head of a newly created consumer AI unit and hired several employees of his...
Mobile World Live—UK watchdog targets Microsoft, Amazon AI deals. The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority took aim at Microsoft and Amazon’s dealings with AI start-ups, inviting comment from market players to determine if recent partnerships have the potential to hurt competition in the country.
Tech Times—UK Competition Regulators to Investigate Microsoft and Amazon AI Deals. UK regulators will scrutinize partnerships between Microsoft and Amazon to review potential AI competition issues.