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US regulator launches probe into tech giants’ AI investments: statement

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A US antitrust regulator said it was launching an inquiry Thursday into investments made by Microsoft, Google and Amazon into generative AI startups OpenAI and Anthropic.

“Our study will shed light on whether investments and partnerships pursued by dominant companies risk distorting innovation and undermining fair competition,” said Lina Khan, head of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), in a statement.

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