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Digital Competition

Digital and Competition Policies for Better Innovation

Think Tank / Generative Artifical Inteligence

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 Generative Artificial Intelligence

Analysis of competition issues raised by Generative AI, from foundation models to answer engines and agentic commerce.

We also offer in-depth commissioned research, strategic advice, regulatory intelligence, training sessions, and conferences on this topic.

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Current Research Focus

  • How does the AI value chain work?

  • How do AI agents reshape digital markets?

  • How do regulatory developments impact market developments?

  • Are competition laws adequate to capture agentic-driven behaviours?

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Submission to the French Competition Authority on Conversational Agents and Agentic Commerce

Conversational agents and agentic commerce are still nascent. Competition is dynamic and strong, with frequent innovation and market entry, but current competition law is designed for human, not autonomous-agent, conduct.

Opinion

Generative AI

The AI Moment

Artificial Intelligence is reshaping the economy and society. Firms, government agencies, and governments must quickly adapt to these new competition dynamics or risk irrelevance.

June 18, 2025

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Analysis

Generative AI

How Artificial Intelligence is Driving Competition in General Search Engines

AI drives competition in general search engines. Premature regulation of AI features risks disrupting this competitive process. Competition authorities should intervene only when justified, ensuring that actions are evidence-based, proportionate and necessary.

March 26, 2025

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Opinion

Generative AI

Answer Engines Reshape the Information Economy

As answer engines drive a new information economy, they should freely use content for AI training but compensate content creators when their work is used to generate answers.

November 18, 2024

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Analysis

Generative AI

Reflections on the French Report on Generative AI

The French competition authority outlines competition concerns at the upstream level of the GenAI value chain and proposes recommendations. However, more research is needed on computing resources and data.

July 4, 2024

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Open source intelligence

 We collect publicly available market studies on generative AI and competition from competition authorities.

Official report

Competition Commission of India

The Indian competition authority releases its study on AI and Competition

The authority releases a report on AI, recommending AI firms to follow a culture of compliance to preserve competition.

October 6, 2025

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Official report

Autoridade da ConcorrĂȘncia

The Portuguese competition authority releases a study on labour markets

The Portuguese competition authority releases a paper on labour markets outlining competition concerns regarding labour mobility

July 25, 2025

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Official announcement

Competition and Markets Authority

The Competition and Markets Authority studies Microsoft/OpenAI partnership (closed)

The Competition and Markets Authority clears the Microsoft/OpenAI partnership as Microsoft does not have control over OpenAI.

April 15, 2025

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Official report

Competition and Markets Authority

The UK Competition and Markets Authority releases a report on cloud services and AI

The UK Competition and Markets Authority releases an initial report on on cloud services, assessing developments in Generative AI.

January 28, 2025

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