{"id":649927,"date":"2025-01-19T03:50:18","date_gmt":"2025-01-19T00:50:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/ftc-says-partnerships-like-microsoft-openai-raise-antitrust-concerns\/"},"modified":"2025-01-19T03:50:18","modified_gmt":"2025-01-19T00:50:18","slug":"ftc-says-partnerships-like-microsoft-openai-raise-antitrust-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ftc-says-partnerships-like-microsoft-openai-raise-antitrust-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"#FTC says partnerships like Microsoft-OpenAI raise antitrust concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p id=\"speakable-summary\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Federal Trade Commission said in <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ftc.gov\/system\/files\/ftc_gov\/pdf\/p246201_aipartnerships6breport_redacted_0.pdf\">a staff report<\/a> issued Friday that there are potential competitive issues in partnerships between big tech companies and generative AI developers \u2014 specifically, Microsoft\u2019s backing of OpenAI and Amazon and Alphabet\/Google\u2019s partnerships with Anthropic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe FTC\u2019s report sheds light on how partnerships by big tech firms can create lock-in, deprive start-ups of key AI inputs, and reveal sensitive information that can undermine fair competition,\u201d said FTC Chair Lina Khan in <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ftc.gov\/news-events\/news\/press-releases\/2025\/01\/ftc-issues-staff-report-ai-partnerships-investments-study\">a statement.<\/a> (President-elect Donald Trump plans to replace Khan as chair.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The report focuses on Microsoft, Amazon, and Google\u2019s roles as cloud service providers working with OpenAI and Anthropic; among other things, it suggests that these partnerships could affect access to computing resources and engineering talent, increase switching costs for companies working with AI developers, and might give cloud providers unique access to sensitive information.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Microsoft\u2019s deputy <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> counsel Rima Alaily <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-01-17\/microsoft-openai-partnership-raises-antitrust-concerns-ftc?embedded-checkout=true\">told Bloomberg<\/a> that the company\u2019s partnership with OpenAI has \u201cenabled one of the most successful AI startups in the world and spurred a wave of unprecedented <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> investment and innovation in the industry.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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