In this article from Concurrences, the authors examine the role of European Union (EU) competition policy and adjacent EU regulations such as the EU Digital Markets Act (DMA) in the emerging artificial intelligence (AI) space.
The authors examine the role of EU competition policy and adjacent EU regulations such as the EU Digital Markets Act (DMA) in the emerging AI space. They argue that, to tackle AI-specific challenges, competition authorities will be able to rely on past enforcement experience in relation to tech platforms over the past ten years. The ex ante tech platform regulation that the EU put in place will further mitigate the risks to effective competition in the AI space.
The paper begins by describing the role of data and computing power (cloud services) in AI development and deployment, and the concerns and opportunities in relation to tech platform ecosystems and AI. It then analyses how the existing instruments of competition policy and regulation in the digital world can address potential competition concerns arising with these elements of in the AI space. The authors argue that these instruments can be employed effectively to deal with the challenges that AI presents. They call for a gradual and measured approach to competition policy and regulation in the AI space.
This article was originally published by Concurrences in May 2024.
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