Alphabet’s partnership with AI startup Anthropic under UK scrutiny

Britain’s antitrust watchdog is scrutinising Google-parent Alphabet’s partnership with artificial intelligence startup Anthropic and its impact on competition, the regulator said on Tuesday.

More than 18 months after Microsoft-backed OpenAI triggered an AI boom with the release of ChatGPT, antitrust regulators around the world have been increasingly concerned by multiple deals struck between smaller industry startups and big tech giants.