The Division of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Commerce Fee (FTC) are making 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 function in supplying high-end semiconductors to the AI trade. Estimates recommend the tech big controls as much as 90% of the high-end AI chip market.
In the meantime, the FTC will look at whether or not Microsoft and OpenAI have an unfair benefit in AI and enormous language fashions (LLM) expertise.
The FTC and DOJ will preserve their respective authorities over Amazon and Google. The 2 companies reportedly face pending AI-related investigations separate from present antitrust circumstances.
One other investigation is reportedly pending. In accordance with a June 6 report by the Wall Avenue 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 stated the dearth of an settlement has restricted every company’s capability 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 info. The company sought particulars in regards to the firms’ investments and partnerships and competitors for AI inputs and assets. The FTC stated it might use the data in future actions.
In March, the UK’s Competitors and Markets Authority (CMA) introduced a probe of a few of the identical firms, together with Microsoft, Amazon, and Inflection.
