Google calls on the US government to investigate the exclusive cloud deal between Microsoft and OpenAI.
According to The Information, Google has asked the US government to terminate Microsoft’s cloud contract with OpenAI. The tech giant wants to host OpenAI’s technology exclusively on its cloud servers. Other cloud giants don’t like to see this. Microsoft has been working with OpenAI for a long time. It is not yet certain whether this request from Google will change the planned exclusive agreement.
Exclusive agreement
Google is calling on the US government to end the exclusive partnership between Microsoft and OpenAI, The Information reported on Tuesday. Microsoft plans to host OpenAI technology exclusively on its cloud servers.
OpenAI gets special access to Microsoft’s Azure cloud infrastructure, and the competition doesn’t like it. Google sees this as an unfair advantage in the cloud and AI market. This strengthens OpenAI’s position in the AI ​​market and increases Microsoft’s dominance in the cloud market.
Strong bonds
Microsoft and OpenAI have been going hand in hand for a long time. Several billion dollars have already flowed from Microsoft to the ChatGPT manufacturer. The AI ​​company’s technology also appears in various Microsoft products, such as the search engine Bing.
Google has asked the FTC to investigate this, but it is not yet certain what the FTC will do about this matter and what possible consequences this will have for Microsoft and OpenAI.