by bacenter | Dec 11, 2025 | AI Policy & Regulation, Competition Law & Economics, Intellectual Property Rights, Working Papers
This article analyses the competitive problems potentially arising in the foundation models and generative AI value chain, by exploring its structural complexities and distinguishing between upstream and downstream dynamics. While upstream markets, such as cloud...
by bacenter | Nov 17, 2025 | AI Policy & Regulation, Blogs, Competition Law & Economics, Data, Trade & National Security
The following keynote speech by Deputy Head of the OECD Competition Division Antonio Capobianco was delivered during the opening of our Next-Generation Regulation: Competition Law in the Digital, Intelligent, and Sustainable Economy conference in Istanbul,...
by bacenter | Oct 1, 2025 | AI Policy & Regulation, Data, Trade & National Security, Working Papers
The following is a submission in response to the Competition Bureau’s discussion paper “Algorithmic pricing and competition” [Discussion Paper] soliciting comments from the public. The undersigned co-authors of this submission are law professors who conduct research...
by bacenter | Jun 20, 2025 | AI Policy & Regulation, Blogs, Competition Law & Economics, Data, Trade & National Security
For the last 25 years, America — and particularly Silicon Valley — has been the beating heart of global technology innovation. It’s been a key source of our economic power, military strength, and cultural leadership. That’s something every American should be proud of....
by bacenter | May 31, 2025 | AI Policy & Regulation, Blogs, Competition Law & Economics, Data, Trade & National Security, Intellectual Property Rights
1. Unfolding interoperability In simple terms, “[i]nteroperability is the ability of different systems to work together by exchanging information”.[2] Under the Digital Markets Act (DMA),[3] “‘interoperability’ means the ability to exchange information and...
by bacenter | Apr 12, 2025 | AI Policy & Regulation, Data, Trade & National Security, Working Papers
The development of Artificial Intelligence and the growing use of algorithms to optimize prices have generated significant debate about their benefits and potential adverse effects on competition and consumers. Two key issues dominate this discussion: algorithmic...
