A evaluate of the bogus intelligence (AI) market has been launched by the UK competitors watchdog.

Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) chief govt Sarah Cardell advised the Financial Times its "fact-finding" mission would inform on the "real opportunities" but additionally the protections that could possibly be wanted.

The probe would come with the fashions behind common chatbots similar to ChatGPT, she stated.

AI is attracting growing scrutiny as fast improvement raises fears of many threats together with to privateness and jobs.

The way forward for coursework inside exams is underneath strain by so-called generative AI.

The CMA spoke up simply days after the US Federal Trade Commission warned this week it was "focusing intensely" on how such know-how is being developed and used.

The week additionally noticed the so-called godfather of AI, Geoffrey Hinton, speak out towards the tech he helped create and the menace it may pose to humanity after leaving his function at Google.

For its half, the CMA has proven it's not afraid to face as much as massive tech companies.

It attracted a backlash final week from Microsoft when it decided to block the company's $75bn takeover of the games publisher Activision Blizzard.