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Alphabet, Inc.Cloud service provider named in the FTC AI partnerships and investments study.
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The FTC report identifies Alphabet among the cloud service providers studied.
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FTC reports on cloud-provider and generative AI partnerships
The FTC published findings from its Section 6(b) study of investments and partnerships involving Alphabet, Amazon, Microsoft, Anthropic, and OpenAI.
Adds upstream cloud, input-access, switching-cost, and information-sharing context to the AI usage-share profile; the report studies a broader competitive layer than chatbot usage.
Official recordFTC reports on cloud-provider and generative AI partnershipsReport / Federal Trade Commission / 1 market
- Record identityevt-ai-partnerships-report-2025Jan 17, 2025
- Official scopeReportFederal Trade Commission
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Amazon.com, Inc.Cloud service provider named in the FTC AI partnerships and investments study.
Source-specific evidence
The FTC report identifies Amazon among the cloud service providers studied.
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Anthropic PBCGenerative AI developer named in the FTC AI partnerships and investments study.
Source-specific evidence
The FTC report identifies Anthropic among the generative AI developers studied.
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Microsoft, Corp.Cloud service provider named in the FTC AI partnerships and investments study.
Source-specific evidence
The FTC report identifies Microsoft among the cloud service providers studied.
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OpenAI OpCo, LLCGenerative AI developer named in the FTC AI partnerships and investments study.
Source-specific evidence
The FTC report identifies OpenAI among the generative AI developers studied.
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United States / Digital platforms
Post-event onlyAI assistants
Consumer generative AI assistant usage concentration from StatCounter Global Stats for May 2026. The market tracks which AI chatbots people use across StatCounter-tracked assistants, an observed usage-share proxy rather than revenue, total user counts, or the broader AI supply chain of chips and cloud.
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FTC Staff Report on AI Partnerships and Investments Study
FTC staff report on cloud-provider investments in and partnerships with major generative AI developers.
Accessed Jul 17, 2026. Federal Trade Commission, FTC Issues Staff Report on AI Partnerships and Investments Study, January 17 2025.
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FTC cloud and generative AI partnerships study
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Sep 2, 2025
RemedyU.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Court orders search distribution and data-access remediesShared context: AI assistants
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