{"id":12550,"date":"2024-06-07T09:52:26","date_gmt":"2024-06-07T01:52:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.1ai.net\/?p=12550"},"modified":"2024-06-07T09:52:26","modified_gmt":"2024-06-07T01:52:26","slug":"%e7%be%8e%e5%9b%bd%e7%9b%91%e7%ae%a1%e6%9c%ba%e6%9e%84%e5%b0%86%e5%af%b9%e5%be%ae%e8%bd%af%e3%80%81openai%e5%92%8c%e8%8b%b1%e4%bc%9f%e8%be%be%e5%b1%95%e5%bc%80%e5%8f%8d%e5%9e%84%e6%96%ad%e8%b0%83","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.1ai.net\/en\/12550.html","title":{"rendered":"U.S. regulators to launch antitrust investigations into Microsoft, OpenAI and Nvidia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to Reuters,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.1ai.net\/en\/tag\/%e7%be%8e%e5%9b%bd\" title=\"_Other Organiser\" target=\"_blank\" >USA<\/a>The Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently reached an agreement to divide the scope of their investigations.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.1ai.net\/en\/tag\/%e5%be%ae%e8%bd%af\" title=\"[View articles tagged with [Microsoft]]\" target=\"_blank\" >Microsoft<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.1ai.net\/en\/tag\/openai\" title=\"[View articles tagged with [OpenAI]]\" target=\"_blank\" >OpenAI<\/a>and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.1ai.net\/en\/tag\/%e8%8b%b1%e4%bc%9f%e8%be%be\" title=\"Look at the article with the label\" target=\"_blank\" >Nvidia<\/a>Leading role in the artificial intelligence industry<a href=\"https:\/\/www.1ai.net\/en\/tag\/%e5%8f%8d%e5%9e%84%e6%96%ad\" title=\"[Sees articles containing [antimonopoly] labels]\" target=\"_blank\" >Antitrust<\/a>The deal is expected to be finalized in the coming days, the sources said.<\/p>\n<p>According to the agreement, the Department of Justice will lead the investigation into whether Nvidia has violated antitrust laws, while the FTC will review the actions of OpenAI and Microsoft. It is particularly noteworthy that although OpenAI&#039;s parent company is a non-profit organization, Microsoft has invested $13 billion in its for-profit subsidiary and acquired up to 49% equity. In addition to the United States, Microsoft&#039;s partnership with OpenAI has also been informally reviewed in other regions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-content__img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12551\" title=\"202406041125421470_0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1ai.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/202406041125421470_0.jpg\" alt=\"202406041125421470_0\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Source Note: The image is generated by AI, and the image is authorized by Midjourney<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday that the FTC is investigating Microsoft&#039;s $650 million acquisition of AI startup Inflection AI. These moves reflect the regulator&#039;s significantly increased attention to the AI industry. As early as January this year, the FTC asked OpenAI, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, and Anthropic to provide detailed information on investments and collaborations between generative AI companies and cloud service providers.<\/p>\n<p>Jonathan Kanter, the head of United States antimonopoly, stated at an AI meeting last week that the existence of the AI industry \u201cshould draw our attention to structures and trends\u201d. He stressed that AI technology relied on big data and calculator, which could provide significant advantages for already dominant companies\u3002<\/p>\n<p>As of press time, Microsoft, OpenAI, Nvidia, the Department of Justice and the FTC did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Industry insiders pointed out that this round of investigations shows that as AI technology penetrates into various fields, its market structure and influence have attracted great attention from regulators. The future development of AI companies may seek a more delicate balance between innovation and compliance.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently reached an agreement to divide the area of investigation, launching an antitrust probe into the dominance of Microsoft, OpenAI and Nvidia in the AI industry, Reuters reported. The agreement is expected to be finalized in the next few days, sources said. Under the agreement, the DOJ will lead the investigation into whether NVIDIA violated antitrust laws, while the FTC will review the behavior of OpenAI and Microsoft. Of particular note, while OpenAI's parent company is a non-profit organization, Microsoft has invested $13 billion in its for-profit subsidiary for a whopping 49% stake. Microsoft's partnership with OpenAI has been informally scrutinized in regions other than the United States. 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