Google’s partnership with AI startup Anthropic faces scrutiny from UK competition watchdog
LONDON — Britain’s competition watchdog said Tuesday it’s looking into Google’s partnership with artificial intelligence startup Anthropic, adding fresh regulatory scrutiny to investment money flooding into the AI industry. The Competition and Markets Authority said it’s seeking comments as it considers whether the deal between the two companies has resulted in a “substantial lessening of competition” in the United Kingdom for AI services. “We intend to cooperate with the CMA and provide them with the complete picture about Google’s investment and our commercial collaboration,” Anthropic said in a statement. “We are an independent company and none of our strategic partnerships or investor relationships diminish the independence of our corporate governance or our freedom to partner with others.” Google said it “is committed to building the most open and innovative AI ecosystem in the world.” The company said Anthropic, which is using Google’s cloud computing services, “is free to use multiple cloud providers and does, and we don’t demand exclusive tech rights.”
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