U.K. regulators are opening an investigation into Microsoft's (MSFT) hiring of former Inflection AI employees and related agreements with the artificial intelligence (AI) start-up.
Britain's competition watchdog has opened an investigation into Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT)'s hiring of former employees of California-based generative artificial intelligence company Inflection AI. In March, Reuters reported that Microsoft signed a US$650 million (£502 million) licensing deal to gain access to Inflection AI's generative AI models.
British regulators opened a preliminary investigation on Tuesday into Microsoft's hiring of an AI startup's key staff over concerns that it could thwart competition in the booming artificial intelligence market.
Microsoft is facing a full regulatory probe in the U.K. after the tech giant hired the core team behind Inflection AI, a U.S.-based OpenAI rival Microsoft had previously invested in.
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Microsoft's hiring of employees from artificial intelligence startup Inflection has been referred for an initial merger investigation in the U.K. If it finds reason to investigate further, the Competition and Markets Authority can refer the case for an in-depth investigation, known as a "Phase 2" probe.
Britain's competition regulator has started a formal investigation into Microsoft Corp's hiring of some former staff of Inflection AI and its entry into associated arrangements with Inflection, it said on Tuesday.
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