Oct 9 (Reuters) - OpenAI said on Thursday the arguments

it presented to EU authorities last month mirrored its public

statements about competition in the AI space, particularly in

the context of antitrust investigations into Alphabet's

Google.

The ChatGPT-maker recently took its concerns to EU antitrust

chief Teresa Ribera, telling her office during a September 24

meeting about the difficulties it faces in competing with

entrenched giants. It also urged the regulators to prevent large

platforms from locking in users, Bloomberg News reported earlier

on Thursday, citing meeting notes.

OpenAI said the European Commission was already examining

how large, vertically integrated platforms were leveraging

existing market positions into AI, including by reviewing

specific intercompany agreements.

The European Commission and Google did not immediately

respond to Reuters requests for comment.

The company, which now has more than 800 million weekly

ChatGPT users, became the world's most valuable startup - with a

$500 billion valuation - after completing a secondary share sale

last week.