Microsoft CEO calls OpenAI partnership ‘pro-competition’ amid UK, EU merger probes

Speaking at the World Economic Forum, he also discussed surpassing Apple in global market cap.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella gave pundits plenty to discuss during talks at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Jan. 16, but some of his most interesting comments may have come while speaking to reporters on the sidelines about OpenAI.

Under Nadella’s leadership, the Redmond company has invested at least $13 billion in OpenAI over the past few years and has recently taken a silent seat on the AI firm’s board.

This partnership has come under scrutiny in the United Kingdom and the European Union, with antitrust regulators from both weighing official merger probes.

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Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/microsoft-ceo-calls-artificial-intelligence-open-ai-partnership-pro-competition-amid-uk-eu-merger-probes