News: US FTC investigates Amazon-Adept deal

Zhitong
2024.07.16 13:20

Sources revealed today that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission has requested more details from Amazon to explain its hiring of executives and researchers from the AI startup Adept. This move highlights the FTC's increasing scrutiny of AI-related transactions. At the end of June, Amazon announced a technology licensing agreement with the AI startup Adept, with co-founders and some team members of Adept joining Amazon