The Division of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Commerce Fee (FTC) are getting ready to launch investigations into main AI firms over anticompetition points, Politico reported on June 6.
Beneath the settlement, the DOJ will probe Nvidia and its position in supplying high-end semiconductors to the AI trade. Estimates counsel the tech large controls as much as 90% of the high-end AI chip market.
In the meantime, the FTC will study whether or not Microsoft and OpenAI have an unfair benefit in AI and huge language fashions (LLM) know-how.
The FTC and DOJ will hold their respective authorities over Amazon and Google. The 2 corporations reportedly face pending AI-related investigations separate from present antitrust circumstances.
One other investigation is reportedly pending. Based on a June 6 report by the Wall Road Journal, the FTC is probing a deal between Microsoft and Inflection AI to find out if it was structured to dodge a authorities antitrust overview.
Roles restricted investigations
The DOJ and FTC haven’t confirmed or denied the existence of any investigation.
Politico mentioned the shortage of an settlement has restricted every company’s skill to analyze.
In July 2023, the FTC opened a case regarding OpenAI’s potential violations of shopper safety legal guidelines, alleging a number of points associated to its AI fashions.
In January, the FTC ordered Google, Anthropic, Amazon, Microsoft, and OpenAI to supply data. The company sought particulars concerning the firms’ investments and partnerships and competitors for AI inputs and sources. The FTC mentioned it might use the knowledge in future actions.
In March, the UK’s Competitors and Markets Authority (CMA) introduced a probe of a number of the identical firms, together with Microsoft, Amazon, and Inflection.
