Britain's antitrust watchdog on Thursday opened an investigation into Alphabet, Google's parent company, partnering with startup Anthropic.
Nearly two years after Microsoft-backed OpenAI sparked an AI boom with the release of ChatGPT, regulators around the world are increasingly concerned about deals between big tech companies and small startups.
Anthropic, co-founded by former OpenAI executives and siblings Dario and Daniela Amodei, said last year that it had secured a $500 million investment from Alphabet, which promised an additional $1.5 billion over time for the investment.
The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has been examining Alphabet's relationship with Anthropic since July, when it began seeking views on whether the deal could undermine competition in the UK.
The regulator set December 19 as the deadline for the first-stage decision. At that time, she will decide whether or not to continue the investigation.
Alphabet and Anthropic did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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