EU Commission Examines OpenAI, Microsoft Relationship

Commission Says Close Company Connections Make Conditions Ripe for Merger Inquiry
The European Commission took preliminary steps toward investigating Microsoft's financial interest in ChatGPT maker OpenAI under the trading bloc's antitrust regulation. The Tuesday announcement marks the second instance of official interest in Microsoft's investments in the generative AI firm.

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