Algorithmic Collusion Will Draw Increasing EC Scrutiny Over Coming Years

Published on Mar 09, 2022

The European Commission is assessing how companies might create cartels using artificial intelligence (AI)—increasingly the foundation of technology and commerce worldwide, The Capitol Forum has learned. Online retailers—think Amazon (AMZN) and eBay (EBAY), for example—as well as financial institutions and firms that offer pricing software are particularly at risk of enforcement action, analysis by The […]

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