ORCID
Isabella Lorenzoni: 0000-0002-8004-1130
Keywords
Artificial Intelligence, Competition law, enforcement, digital economy, digital market
Abstract
Recent technological developments are transforming the way antitrust is enforced as well as the way market players are infringing competition law. As a result, enforcers are starting to equip themselves with sophisticated digital investigation tools. This paper explores this interest in building an Artificial Intelligence (AI) arsenal for the fight against algorithmic infringements. What are the key factors motivating regulators to develop their own technological tools to enforce competition law? Building on interviews with a number of competition authorities, this paper finds that changes in digital markets, the need for enforcers to reverseengineer companies’ algorithms in order to better understand their implications for competition law, the need to enhance efficiency and keep pace with the fast
Recommended Citation
Lorenzoni, I. (2022). Why do Competition Authorities need Artificial Intelligence?. Yearbook of Antitrust and Regulatory Studies, 15(26), 33-56. https://doi.org/10.7172/1689-9024.YARS.2022.15.26.2
First Page
33
Last Page
56
Page Count
23
Received Date
01.06.2022
Accepted Date
06.08.2022
DOI
10.7172/1689-9024.YARS.2022.15.26.2
Publisher
University of Warsaw
Publication Date
2022-12-19
