The UKs competition watchdog will not hold a formal investigation into Microsofts partnership with the startup behind the artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT, stating that while the $2.9tn £2.3tn tech company has “material influence” over OpenAI it does not control it. The Competition and Markets Authority CMA said Microsoft, OpenAIs biggest financial backer with a $13bn investment, acquired material influence over the San Francisco based business in 2019 but did not exercise de facto con
