Britain’s competition watchdog is opening a formal investigation into Google’s partnership with artificial intelligence startup Anthropic.

Google’s partnership with AI firm Anthropic is at risk of being derailed in the UK after the competition watchdog called for further investigation of the pact’s potential impact.

Google's partnership with the artificial intelligence (AI) startup Anthropic faces a formal UK competition investigation. The UK's Competition and Markets Authority said it has “sufficient information” to launch an initial probe. When it comes to professional work, Europe is recognised for having one of the most favourable approaches globally.

Britain's antitrust watchdog launched a probe on Thursday into Google parent Alphabet's partnership with artificial intelligence startup Anthropic. Almost two years after Microsoft-backed OpenAI triggered an AI boom with the release of ChatGPT,

The investigation will look into whether the partnership between Google owner Alphabet and the AI startup could lessen competition.

Ever since the boom of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Tech Giants have been acquiring AI startups left and right. Recently, UK antitrust officials mentioned that they are probing into Google’s investment in Anthropic,

Google's (GOOG) (GOOGL) partnership with artificial intelligence startup Anthropic is being formally probed by the U.K. antitrust regulator. Read for more.