DOJ and FTC in Dispute Over Jurisdiction to Probe Microsoft-OpenAI Partnership

Antitrust Concerns Raised Over Potential Unfair Advantage in AI Market

Microsoft's partnership with OpenAI is under scrutiny from both the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over antitrust concerns.
Both agencies are in discussions to determine which one has jurisdiction to investigate the matter, with neither willing to give up the case.
Microsoft has invested billions of dollars into OpenAI, integrating its services into core businesses like the Bing search engine.
Regulators are concerned that the partnership could give both companies an unfair advantage in the rapidly evolving AI market.
The partnership has also drawn antitrust concerns from the UK's Competition and Markets Authority and the European Commission.