United Kingdom: Competition and Markets Authority closed investigation into Microsoft and OpenAI partnership
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Competition and Markets Authority closed investigation into Microsoft and OpenAI partnership
On 5 March 2025, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) concluded that Microsoft’s partnership with OpenAI does not qualify for investigation under the merger provisions of the Enterprise Act 2002. The CMA reviewed whether the partnership ha…
Scope
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Merger control regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
ML and AI development
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
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2023-12-08
in consultation
2024-01-03
processing consultation
2025-03-04
under deliberation