UK regulators may force Google to open search engine to more competition as AI threat grows

British regulators said they may force Google to open its search engine to more competition — raising concerns that its budding use of artificial intelligence poses increasing threats to rivals and media companies alike.The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority said Tuesday could slap Google with “strategic market status” – a designation that would allow the watchdog agency to intervene. A final decision is expected by Oct. 13.The agency said it has “heard concerns” during a probe into the situation, inclu ...