Microsoft-OpenAI Partnership Draws Scrutiny From U.K. Regulator

U.K. regulators said they are examining Microsoft’s partnership with OpenAI, marking a first push by one of the world’s most influential competition authorities to scrutinize the relationship between the tech giant and the artificial-intelligence company behind ChatGPT.

Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority said Friday that it is seeking feedback on whether the partnership should be considered a de facto merger, in an initial step that could lead to a formal investigation.