The U.K.’s CMA has okayed Alphabet's partnership and investment in AI rival Anthropic, concluding that it doesn't qualify for investigation.

(Reuters) - Britain's competition watchdog said on Tuesday the partnership between Google-parent Alphabet and artificial intelligence startup Anthropic did not qualify for investigation under the merger provisions.

Google’s partnership with AI firm Anthropic has avoided further scrutiny after the UK watchdog said it doesn’t qualify for a full blown investigation under merger rules.

In its decision, the CMA said that Google, through the partnership, did not have “material influence” over Anthropic.