United Kingdom: Opened CMA phase 1 investigation into Alphabet (Google LLC) and Anthropic partnership

Opened CMA phase 1 investigation into Alphabet (Google LLC) and Anthropic partnership

On 24 October 2024, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) launched the phase 1 investigation into the partnership between Alphabet (Google LLC) and Anthropic. The CMA stated that sufficient information is available to begin an investigation co…

Scope

Policy Area

Competition

Policy Instrument

Anti-competitive agreements regulation

Regulated Economic Activity

ML and AI development

Implementation Level

national

Government Branch

executive

Government Body

competition authority

Complete timeline of this policy change

Hide details

2024-07-30

in consultation

On 30 July 2024, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) opened a public consultation on its…

2024-08-13

processing consultation

On 13 August 2024, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) closed its public consultation on…

2024-10-24

processing consultation

On 24 October 2024, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) launched the phase 1 investigation …

2024-11-19

concluded

On 19 November 2024, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) closed its phase 1 investigation i…

Description

Opened CMA phase 1 investigation into Alphabet (Google LLC) and Anthropic partnership

Scope

Complete timeline of this policy change