UK opens probe into Amazon's AI alliance with Anthropic

AI scrutiny is stepping up

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UK opens probe into Amazon's AI alliance with Anthropic

Amazon's multi-billion dollar investment in AI startup Anthropic is facing increased regulatory scrutiny in the UK.

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched the first phase of an investigation to assess whether the partnership could harm UK competition. The CMA's decision [pdf] comes after a p...

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