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The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in the United Kingdom (UK) is launching a probe into Google\u2019s partnership with a rival AI company, Anthropic.<\/p>\n
The CMA \u2013 the UK\u2019s main competition regulator \u2013 is concerned about Google\u2019s heavy investment in the AI research start-up. According to reports the tech giant funded $300 million in 2023 followed by a further $2 billion later in the same year. Amazon is another big-name investor and has pumped $4 billion into Anthropic, which has developed Claude<\/a>, a major chatbot rival to ChatGPT.<\/p>\n The CMA fears that huge companies are using this method to fly under the radar and gain control over smaller AI businesses. The regulator has already begun looking into Microsoft\u2019s ties with OpenAI<\/a>, as well as Amazon\u2019s Anthropic dealings.<\/p>\n The authority has the power to clamp down on anti-competitive behavior within the UK.<\/p>\n The San Francisco-based AI start-up Anthropic<\/a> is a public benefit corporation. This is a type of for-profit business that seeks to have a positive impact on people. For Anthropic, this means it does not solely aim to make a profit. It wants to create trustworthy and reliable AI for the public.<\/p>\nCMA vs Google<\/h2>\n