January 9 local time.
said the European Commission.
Microsoft's investment in OpenAI is under review.
Compliance with EU merger rules.
*: Official website of the European Commission.
The European Commission wrote in a press release.
Large digital technology companies are being studied.
Some agreements with generative AI developers.
Investigate the impact of their partnership on market dynamics.
Also special mentioned:
Microsoft's investment in the Open Artificial Intelligence Research Center (OpenAI) is being examined.
whether it can be examined under the EU Merger Regulation".
The Financial Times reported that it believes.
Microsoft's antitrust investigation into OpenAI is complicated by its unusual relationship.
Source: Internet.
As a major investor in OpenAI.
Microsoft has invested at least $13 billion since the two began working together in 2019.
It holds a 49% stake in the non-profit OpenAI entity.
The entity is controlled by the Board of Directors, with the exception of advancing the development of AI technologies.
Microsoft is also based on OpenAI's technology.
A chatbot version of the search engine Bing was launched.
and its suite of enterprise tools, its cloud service, Azure, is also benefiting from this.
And after the OpenAI "Personnel Big**" incident.
Microsoft's grip on it is likely to be tightened even further.
At the end of November last year.
OpenAI's board of directors votes.
Recall of founder and CEO Sam Altman.
sent a fierce counterattack from Microsoft.
Microsoft hired not only Altman but also anyone who wants to be in the midst of leadership turmoil.
Employees who left OpenAI sent out invitations eventually.
Altman returns to the board of directors of OpenAI's leadership position.
There was also a reshuffle, with some votes cast to remove his board members from office.
Source: bilibili
The latest news shows Microsoft Vice President Dee Templeton
Already as a non-voting observer.
The new board of directors who joined OpenAI began to participate in OpenAI's board meetings.
Dee Templeton, vice president of Microsoft. Source: LinkedIn
This change. Plus Microsoft's continued investment in OpenAI.
It seems to have aroused the interest of competition regulators.
It is worth mentioning that a month ago, the British antitrust regulator also said.
Will review whether Microsoft's partnership with OpenAI is.
This led to a situation of "gaining control".
If there are problems that may hinder competition in the industry.
Then more targeted actions will be taken in the future.
In the U.S., Microsoft's relationship with OpenAI is also facing scrutiny.
In this regard, Microsoft's chief communications officer Frank Shaw previously emphasized in a statement.
Microsoft doesn't own any part of OpenAI, only has the right to share profits."
We are inviting companies and experts to analyze these industries.
Possible competition issues are also closely watched.
AI partnerships ensure they don't distort market dynamics. ”
Executive Vice-President and Competition Commissioner of the European Commission.
Margrethe Vestager stated.
Virtual worlds and artificial intelligence are rapidly evolving.
Most importantly.
These new markets need to remain competitive.
There must be no phenomenon that hinders the development of the enterprise.
And to provide consumers with the best and most innovative products.
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