{"id":17991,"date":"2025-03-05T17:38:04","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T16:38:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/05\/uk-watchdog-drops-competition-review-of-microsofts-openai-partnership\/"},"modified":"2025-03-05T17:38:04","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T16:38:04","slug":"uk-watchdog-drops-competition-review-of-microsofts-openai-partnership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/05\/uk-watchdog-drops-competition-review-of-microsofts-openai-partnership\/","title":{"rendered":"UK watchdog drops competition review of Microsoft\u2019s OpenAI partnership"},"content":{"rendered":"

CMA says tie-up does not qualify for an official investigation under Britain\u2019s merger control regime<\/p>\n

The UK\u2019s competition watchdog will not hold a formal investigation into Microsoft\u2019s partnership with the startup behind the artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT, stating that while the $2.9tn (\u00a32.3tn) tech company has \u201cmaterial influence\u201d over OpenAI it does not control it.<\/p>\n

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said Microsoft, OpenAI\u2019s biggest financial backer with a $13bn investment, acquired material influence over the San Francisco-based business in 2019 but did not exercise de facto control over it \u2013 and therefore did not meet the threshold for an official inquiry.<\/p>\n

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\nCMA says tie-up does not qualify for an official investigation under Britain\u2019s merger control regime
\nThe UK\u2019s competition watchdog will not hold a formal investigation into Microsoft\u2019s partnership with the startup behind the artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT, stating that while the $2.9tn (\u00a32.3tn) tech company has \u201cmaterial influence\u201d over OpenAI it does not control it.
\nThe Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said Microsoft, OpenAI\u2019s biggest financial backer with a $13bn investment, acquired material influence over the San Francisco-based business in 2019 but did not exercise de facto control over it \u2013 and therefore did not meet the threshold for an official inquiry. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

CMA says tie-up does not qualify for an official investigation under Britain\u2019s merger control regime The UK\u2019s competition watchdog will not hold a formal investigation into Microsoft\u2019s partnership with the startup behind the artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT, stating that while the $2.9tn (\u00a32.3tn) tech company has \u201cmaterial influence\u201d over OpenAI it does not control it. …<\/p>\n

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