News Foundation Models (FMs)

CMA Halts Google Anthropic Investigation

British competition watchdog decides Alphabet's partnership with AI startup Anthropic does not qualify for investigation

British competition regulator closes investigation into Microsoft's hiring of Inflection AI staff, which it deems a “merger”

British competition regulator, the CMA, confirms it will investigate Amazon's huge investment into AI firm Anthropic

Weeks after seeking feedback on Microsoft's partnership with Mistral AI, UK regulator says it does not qualify for investigation

British regulator invites feedback on major partnerships Microsoft and Amazon have struck with smaller AI firms

British competition regulator has “real concerns” regarding AI foundation models controlled by small number of firms

British competition watchdog proposes seven guiding principles for the foundation models that underpin AI systems