By Foo Yun Chee
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU antitrust regulators will seek additional third party views on the partnership between Microsoft (NASDAQ:) and OpenAI as well Google (NASDAQ:)’s artificial intelligence deal with Samsung (KS:) for Samsung devices, EU competition chief Margrethe Vestager said on Friday.
Vestager had in March sent questionnaires to Microsoft, Google, Meta’s Facebook (NASDAQ:) and ByteDance’s TikTok as well as other big tech companies related to their AI partnerships.
“We have reviewed the replies, and are now sending a follow-up request for information on the agreement between Microsoft and OpenAI. To understand whether certain exclusivity clauses could have a negative effect on competitors,” she told a conference.