8 January 2024Submission to CMA on Microsoft-OpenAI “partnership” merger inquiryThis submission from diverse civil society organisations welcomes the Competition and Markets Authority’s investigation into the Microsoft-OpenAI partnership. Our submission is structured in four sections:The Microsoft-OpenAI “partnership”; Why this investment must be investigated; Why Microsoft's investment in OpenAI gives it significant influence; and Competition issues the CMA should investigate. More broadly, Microsoft’s investment in OpenAI should be seen in the context of the past two decades of economic history. Microsoft’s partnership with OpenAI as well as Google and Amazon’s combined $6bn investment in Anthropic illustrate this point. [15] What role did OpenAI’s partnership with Microsoft play in Codex not receiving a product release and being shut down?

Source: New York Times January 09, 2024 04:04 UTC