UK Antitrust Watchdog to Deepen Scrutiny of AI Foundation Models
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The UK's antitrust watchdog set out a new set of principles for regulating artificial intelligence and kick started a project to deepen its scrutiny of the fast-developing technology.The Competition and Markets Authority said on Monday that AI could quickly affect markets and consumers, following a wide-ranging preliminary review. It outlined seven principles for regulating AI systems trained on vast pools of data, which can be adapted to various tasks — known as foundation models. The regulator said it's starting a significant program to develop its position on AI, which will see it speak to companies at the forefront of the technology including Alphabet Inc.'s Google, Meta Platforms Inc., OpenAI, Microsoft Corp., NVIDIA Corp. and Anthropic. It will also seek the views of consum...