In a staff report issued Friday, the Federal Trade Commission said that partnerships between large tech companies and generative AI developers, specifically Microsoft’s support of OpenAI and Amazon, and Alphabet/Google’s partnership with Anthropic, are He said there are potential competitive issues.
“The FTC’s report examines how partnerships by big tech companies can create lock-in, deprive startups of key AI inputs, and undermine fair competition,” FTC Chair Lina Khan said in a statement. “We are clarifying whether there is a possibility of revealing certain confidential information.” (President-elect Donald Trump will replace Khan as chairman.)
This report focuses on the role of Microsoft, Amazon, and Google as cloud service providers working with OpenAI and Anthropic. Among other things, these partnerships can impact access to computing resources and engineering talent, increase switching costs for companies working with AI developers, and give cloud providers unique access to sensitive information. It suggests that.
Rima Alaily, Microsoft’s deputy general counsel, told Bloomberg that the company’s partnership with OpenAI “has enabled one of the world’s most successful AI startups, sparking an unprecedented wave of technology investment and innovation in the industry.” said.