Microsoft tells European regulators Google has an edge in generative AI [Video]

Tech giant Microsoft told European antitrust regulators that rival Google has a competitive edge in generative artificial intelligence (AI) due to its trove of data and AI-optimized chips.

Microsoft’s comments were in response to a consultation launched by the European Commission in January on the level of competition between tech companies in generative AI. 

Generative AI tools like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini can produce human-like content in response to written prompts, but have triggered concerns about misinformation and intellectual property violations.

“Today, only one company – Google – is vertically integrated in a manner that provides it with strength and independence at every AI layer from chips to a thriving mobile app store. Everyone must rely on partnerships to innovate and compete,” Microsoft said in its report to the Commission.

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