Nvidia faces antitrust investigations from France, the European Union and the United States over its dominance of the AI infrastructure market. French regulators are preparing to file antitrust charges against Nvidia, accusing it of unfair competition, stemming from a surprise inspection of Nvidia's French offices in September last year. The investigation is part of a broader probe into the cloud computing industry to assess whether U.S. companies are hindering competition in the region. The European Union and the U.S. Department of Justice are also investigating Nvidia's market dominance to determine whether corrective measures are needed. Although Nvidia currently holds the majority of the AI infrastructure market, it also faces competitive pressure from rivals such as AMD, Intel and Cerebras.
The charges, first reported by Reuters, followed a raid on Nvidia's French offices last September. The raids were part of a broader investigation into the cloud computing industry that found some U.S. companies could be hampering competition in the region.
It's unclear what charges French regulators will formally bring against Nvidia. However, a report released last week by the country's competition watchdog singled out possible problems with Nvidia.
In addition to France, the European Union is also investigating Nvidia's market dominance to determine whether corrective measures are needed. Meanwhile, the U.S. Department of Justice is said to be preparing to investigate whether Nvidia has crossed the line into a monopoly.
Although Nvidia controls the majority of the AI infrastructure market today, it faces competition from rivals, most notably AMD's MI300 series of GPUs and APUs, Intel's Gaudi3 accelerators, and Cerebras' wafer-scale training chips.
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French regulators are preparing to file "antitrust" charges against Nvidia, claiming it has engaged in unfair competition.
The European Union and the U.S. Department of Justice are also investigating Nvidia's market dominance to determine whether corrective measures are needed.
Although Nvidia controls the majority of the AI infrastructure market today, it faces competition from rivals.
The global antitrust investigation facing Nvidia highlights its dominance in the AI market and its potential monopoly risks. The survey results will have a significant impact on Nvidia's future development and the competitive landscape of the AI industry, and deserve continued attention from the industry.