Exclusive-FTC seeking details on Amazon deal with AI startup Adept, source says


FILE PHOTO An Amazon Web Services AWS logo is pictured during a trade fair in Hannover Messe in Hanover Germany April 22 2024.  REUTERSAnnegret HilseFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: An Amazon Web Services (AWS) logo is pictured during a trade fair in Hannover Messe, in Hanover, Germany, April 22, 2024. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse/File Photo

(Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has asked Amazon.com to provide more details on its deal to hire top executives and researchers from artificial intelligence startup Adept, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters.

The request reflects the FTC's growing concern about how AI deals have been put together and follows a broader review of partnerships between Big Tech and prominent AI startups.

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