The United States Department of Justice (DoJ) is conducting an investigation into Google, a subsidiary of Alphabet, to ascertain whether its agreement with the popular chatbot firm Character.AI regarding the utilization of artificial intelligence technology breaches antitrust regulations. Anonymous sources reveal that antitrust enforcement officials have informed Google of their probe into whether the tech giant has entered into a specific arrangement with Character.AI to bypass the government's formal merger review process. Notably, last year, the founders of Character.AI joined Google, and Google subsequently acquired a non-exclusive license to utilize the company's technology.
