Anthropic says DOJ proposal in Google search case could chill AI investment

The US Department of Justice’s proposals to increase competition against Alphabet’s Google in online search could chill artificial intelligence investments, AI startup and Google partner Anthropic said on Friday. Requiring Google to give the DOJ advance notice of its proposed AI investments and partnerships would create a “significant disincentive” for Google to invest in smaller AI companies and likely deter such investments altogether, Anthropic said in court papers filed in Washington.

Google holds a minority stake worth billions of dollars in…