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Generative Artificial Intelligence

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Research

External publication

Assessing the Competitive Dynamics of AI Partnerships

The paper categorises partnerships, examines competition challenges, and proposes recommendations to competition authorities to foster innovation and legal certainty.

11 December 2024

Christophe Carugati and Nicole Kar

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Opinion

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.

18 November 2024

Christophe Carugati

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External publication

Antitrust in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Lessons from “I, Robot”

The paper argues that the AI sector is competitive and proposes AI competition principles to ensure it remains vibrant.

24 July 2024

Christophe Carugati and Miguel Perez Guerra

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Analysis

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.

4 July 2024

Christophe Carugati

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Market Studies

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

Official announcement

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.

5 December 2025

Competition and Markets Authority

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Official report

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.

28 January 2025

Competition and Markets Authority

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Official report

The Canadian competition authority publishes its answer to its consultation on Generative AI.

The Canadian competition authority summarises the answers received in the context of its public consultation on Generative AI.

27 January 2025

Competition Bureau of Canada

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Official report

The US Federal Trade Commission release a report on AI partnerships and investments

The UK Federal Trade Commission releases a report on several partnerships between major cloud providers and AI developers, outlining their rationale and potential competition concerns.

17 January 2025

Federal Trade Commission

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Strategic advice on global digital and competition policies.

A membership dedicated to impartially and promptly contributing to global digital and competition policies, fostering better innovation.

Speaking engagement on current and future policy developments.

Tailored training on new global legal and policy issues.

We provide research on the design, implementation, and enforcement of digital competition regimes worldwide.

We offer research on competition issues raised by Generative AI.

We provide research on the consistency of digital regulations across countries and regulatory regimes.

We offer research to foster digital innovation by harnessing digital regulations.

A tracker of enforcement actions under the European digital competition regime.

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Generative Artificial Intelligence

Research

External publication

Assessing the Competitive Dynamics of AI Partnerships

The paper categorises partnerships, examines competition challenges, and proposes recommendations to competition authorities to foster innovation and legal certainty.

11 December 2024

Christophe Carugati and Nicole Kar

Opinion

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.

18 November 2024

Christophe Carugati

External publication

Antitrust in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Lessons from “I, Robot”

The paper argues that the AI sector is competitive and proposes AI competition principles to ensure it remains vibrant.

24 July 2024

Christophe Carugati and Miguel Perez Guerra

Analysis

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.

4 July 2024

Christophe Carugati

Market Studies

Official announcement

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.

5 December 2025

Competition and Markets Authority

Official report

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.

28 January 2025

Competition and Markets Authority

Official report

The Canadian competition authority publishes its answer to its consultation on Generative AI.

The Canadian competition authority summarises the answers received in the context of its public consultation on Generative AI.

27 January 2025

Competition Bureau of Canada

Official report

The US Federal Trade Commission release a report on AI partnerships and investments

The UK Federal Trade Commission releases a report on several partnerships between major cloud providers and AI developers, outlining their rationale and potential competition concerns.

17 January 2025

Federal Trade Commission

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