#GOOGL The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating whether Google, a subsidiary of Alphabet, violated antitrust laws through its agreement with Character.ai, which allows the tech giant to use the startup's artificial intelligence technology.
According to the report, antitrust officials recently informed Google that they are examining whether the company structured the agreement with Character.ai in a way intended to avoid formal government scrutiny of merger deals, based on sources familiar with the matter.