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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.
Current Research Focus
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How does the AI value chain work?
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How do AI agents reshape digital markets?
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How do regulatory developments impact market developments?
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Are competition laws adequate to capture agentic-driven behaviours?
FEATURED
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.
Submission
Generative AI
Digital Competition's Input to the Competition and Markets Authority on AI Partnerships
The Amazon/Anthropic partnership, Microsoft/MistralAI partnership, and Microsoft/InflectionAI arrangement are unlikely to meet UK merger review criteria; if reviewed, there are no theories of harm likely to negatively impact competition in the UK.
Working paper
Generative AI
Competition and cooperation in AI: How co-opetition makes AI available to all
Co-opetition in AI combines competition and cooperation to make AI available to all. While competition risks are yet to materialise, competition authorities should propose a code of conduct applicable to all cloud providers based on principles of access, choice, non-discrimination, and flexibility.
Open source intelligence
We collect publicly available market studies on generative AI and competition from competition authorities.
Official report
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission releases a study on general search services
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Competition assesses the impact of Generative AI on the provision of general search services.
Official announcement
Bundeskartellamt
The German competition authority will not investigate Microsoft/InflectionAI partnership
The German competition authority does not review Microsoft/InflectionAI partnership under merger control because it does not meet the jurisdictional thresholds.
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