UK Competition Authority finds no control of OpenAI by Microsoft

Seve­ral weeks ago, the Bri­tish com­pe­ti­ti­on aut­ho­ri­ty con­cluded its inves­ti­ga­ti­on into Micro­sof­t’s poten­ti­al con­trol over Ope­nAI, deter­mi­ning that Micro­soft does not exert decisi­ve influence over the com­pa­ny. The Com­pe­ti­ti­on and Mar­kets Aut­ho­ri­ty (CMA) found no domi­nant influence as defi­ned under mer­ger con­trol regu­la­ti­ons, lea­ding to the ces­sa­ti­on of their inquiry. Sin­ce 2019, Micro­soft has invested…