DOJ and FTC push to investigate Microsoft’s OpenAI partnership- Politico

The U.S. Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission are in discussions over which agency can probe OpenAI on antitrust grounds, including the AI firm’s partnership with Microsoft, Politico reported on Friday, citing three people with knowledge of the matter.

Microsoft’s tie-up with the ChatGPT maker has raised antitrust scrutiny after the U.S. software giant committed to invest over $10 billion into OpenAI last year.

Earlier this month, EU antitrust regulators flagged that Microsoft’s investment in OpenAI might be reviewable under European Union merger rules, after a similar warning was placed by Britain’s antitrust regulator in December.