Microsoft-OpenAI deal set to dodge formal EU merger probe, sources say

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The regulators had said in January that the deal may be subject to merger rules in the region.

Microsoft, OpenAI and a spokesperson of the European Commission did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment.

Microsoft is not out of the woods, however, with the EU competition enforcer still looking into partnerships between large digital market players and generative AI developers and providers that could lead to intrusive and lengthy investigations in their market power.

Bloomberg News first reported the development.