FTC continues antitrust investigation into Microsoft's AI operations

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will continue its antitrust investigation into Microsoft’s AI operations, initiated during the Biden administration. The probe will examine Microsoft’s AI training data, its investment in OpenAI, and its software licensing practices. The FTC is looking into whether Microsoft’s actions, including canceling internal AI projects after investing in OpenAI, were intended to avoid merger scrutiny. The investigation will also assess Microsoft’s data centers and cloud computing costs. New FTC chair Andrew Ferguson aims to prioritize investigations into major tech companies, including ongoing cases against Amazon and Meta. Microsoft may seek to limit the information requested during the investigation.