FTC points at partnerships between AI leaders and cloud service providers, suggesting they could be subject to antitrust scrutiny

• The FTC released a staff report about partnerships between cloud service providers and AI companies.
• The report raises antitrust concerns about deals between industry leaders like OpenAI and Microsoft.
• Such deals may deprive startups of key AI inputs and undermine fair competition, FTC Chair Lina Khan said.

The Federal Trade Commission, in its latest staff report issued Friday, suggested that partnerships between artificial intelligence leaders like OpenAI…