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Watch out for AI cooperation agreements that are really mergers, Germany's Mundt warns

By Tono Gil
  • 21 Sep 2023 17:34
  • 21 Sep 2023 17:37
Big Tech partnerships with startup AI developers such as OpenAI should put competition authorities on alert to the idea that cooperation agreements could be mergers in all but name, Germany's top antitrust enforcer said today.
Andreas Mundt mentioned as high-profile examples of cooperation deals Microsoft’s $10 billion investment in OpenAI,

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Tono Gil

Regulatory Reporter


Tono is a competition reporter for MLex in Brussels. Prior to joining MLex, he worked as a trainee in the European Parliament and as a correspondent in Valencia and Buenos Aires for the Spanish news agency EFE. Tono holds a degree in Journalism from the University of Valencia and a master in Transmedia Journalism.

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