U.S. to open broad antitrust probe into AI giants: source

U.S. regulators are moving ahead with antitrust investigations into the roles that Microsoft, OpenAI, and Nvidia play in the artificial intelligence industry, per a source familiar with the matter.

Why it matters: The broad probe shows the intensifying scrutiny of AI and regulators' concern of the technology's concentration within some of the largest companies in the world.

The divvying up of the cases was first reported by the New York Times.

Zoom in: The Justice Department will investigate whether AI chipmaker Nvidia's conduct has violated antitrust laws, the source said.

The FTC will examine OpenAI and Microsoft's conduct in regard to their AI partnership.

First reported by The Wall Street Journal, the FTC is investigating whether Microsoft structured its investment in Inflection AI to avoid a government antitrust review of the transaction, per a source familiar with the matter.