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Microsoft, OpenAI and Nvidia investigated over monopoly laws


US regulators open inquiry into AI firms over antitrust laws that oversee fair competition

Microsoft, OpenAI and Nvidia face increased antitrust scrutiny of their roles in the artificial intelligence industry after US regulators reportedly reached an agreement on investigating the companies. The US Department of Justice (DoJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have struck a deal on investigations into the main protagonists in the AI market, the New York Times reported, with the agreement expected to be completed in the coming days. The head of the DoJ’s antitrust division, Jonathan Kanter, told the Financial Times on Thursday that the organisation would look “with urgency” at the AI sector and would examine “monopoly choke points and the competitive landscape” in the technology.

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