The Justice Department is probing whether Alphabet’s (GOOG) (GOOGL) Google violated antitrust law with an agreement to use the artificial intelligence technology of a popular chatbot maker, Character.AI, people with knowledge of the matter told Bloomberg’s Josh Sisco. Antitrust enforcers have recently told Google they’re examining whether it structured an agreement with the company to avoid formal government merger scrutiny, notes the report, which adds that a company spokesperson said Google is “always happy to answer any questions from regulators.” The spokesperson’s e-mailed statement added: “We’re excited that talent from Character.Ai has joined the company but we have no ownership stake and they remain a separate company.”
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