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Republicans must be voted out bc enforcement is key to a fairer future:

The top antitrust enforcer will look “with urgency” at the sector, following concerns that power over the transformative is being concentrated among a few deep-pocketed players.

Kanter: examining “monopoly choke points & the competitive landscape” in AI, encompassing: computing power & the data used to train LLMs, to cloud service providers, engineering talent & access to ess-.
ft.com/content/97b45759-36e0-4

www.ft.comUS antitrust enforcer says ‘urgent’ scrutiny needed over Big Tech’s control of AIJonathan Kanter pushes for ‘meaningful intervention’ over concentration of power in artificial intelligence sector
Kim Perales

Good news for consumers & workers:

FTC CHM Lina Khan is enforcing laws:

The FTC is investigating whether Microsoft structured one of its latest deals with an startup to avoid a government antitrust review of the transaction.

wsj.com/tech/ai/ftc-opens-anti