Competition and Markets Authority Seeks Public Input on Microsoft’s Collaboration with OpenAI

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is taking proactive steps to assess the potential impact of Microsoft’s partnership with OpenAI. The CMA has launched an Invitation to Comment (ITC) to gather perspectives from stakeholders on whether this collaboration has resulted in a relevant merger situation and the potential consequences it might have on competition in the UK. The partnership between Microsoft and OpenAI, characterized by a multi-year, multi-billion dollar investment, collaboration in technology development, and exclusive provision of cloud services by Microsoft to OpenAI, has drawn the attention of regulatory authorities. The CMA’s recent report on the market for powerful…