Dec. 4 (UPI) -- The European Union hit tech giant Meta with an antitrust inquiry over its alleged use of AI tools in in WhatsApp messaging platform.
On Thursday, the investigation by the European Commission will look into if a new Meta policy permitting AI provider access to the app possibly breaches the bloc's competition regulations.
"We must ensure European citizens and businesses can benefit fully of this technological revolution and act to prevent dominant digital incumbents from abusing their power to crowd out innovative competitors," according to Teresa Ribera, the EU's commissioner for competition.
A WhatsApp spokesperson called the claims "baseless," adding its application programming interface could not handle AI chatbot support and would "put a strain on our systems."
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