United Kingdom paves way for R$21 billion partnership between Amazon and Anthropic in AI

Amazon’s partnership with artificial intelligence startup Anthropic will not be referred for an in-depth investigation because it does not fall under its jurisdiction, the British competition regulator said this Friday (27).

The UK Competition and Markets Authority said the partnership, which included a $4 billion investment in Amazon’s Anthropic, did not qualify for investigation under UK merger regulations.

“We welcome the UK Competition and Markets Authority’s decision, which recognizes its lack of jurisdiction over this collaboration,” an Amazon spokesperson said in response to the regulator’s decision.

Read More:
Amazon is stepping up its race for AI, investing up to US$4 billion in startups

The regulatory body opened up space for a similar collaboration between Microsoft and Inflection AI.

However, Alphabet’s partnership with Anthropic is still being explored.

“Anthropic is an independent company and our strategic partnerships and investor relationships do not diminish our corporate governance independence or our freedom to partner with others,” an Anthropic spokesperson said. Reuters This Friday.

Co-founded by former OpenAI executives and siblings Dario and Daniela Amodei, Anthropic has received billions of dollars in investment from several tech companies.

Competition bodies around the world have increasingly raised concerns about the various deals signed between big tech companies and smaller startups in the sector.