The Federal Trade Commission said. Staff report Partnerships between tech companies and next-generation AI developers could have competitive issues; in particular, Microsoft-backed OpenAI and Amazon and Anthropic and Alphabet/Google collaborations.
“The FTC's report reveals important information about how partnerships with big tech companies can create lock-in, stifle start-ups of key AI inputs, and undermine fair competition,” said FTC Chair Lina Khan. Statement (President-elect Donald Trump I am planning to replace Khan..)
The report names Microsoft, Microsoft, and others as cloud service providers working with OpenAI and Anthropic. Focused on the roles of Amazon and Google. among other things; These partnerships could affect access to computing resources and engineering talent, increase switching costs for companies working with AI developers, and suggest that cloud providers could access sensitive information.
Rima Alaily, Microsoft's assistant general counsel Bloomberg said. The company's partnership with OpenAI has “launched one of the world's most successful AI startups and spurred an unprecedented wave of technology investment and innovation in the industry.”