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Antitrust and AI supply chains

Abstract:

Will AI technology disrupt the current Big Tech Barons, foster competition, and ensure future disruptive innovation that improves our wellbeing? Or might the technology help a few ecosystems become even more powerful? To explore this issue, our Article outlines the current digital market dynamics that lead to winner-take-most-or-all ecosystems. After examining the emerging AI foundation model supply chain, we consider several potential antitrust risks that may arise should specific layers become concentrated and firms extend their power across layers. After raising several countervailing factors that might lessen or prevent these antitrust risks, we conclude with suggestions for the policy agenda to promote both healthy competition and innovation in the AI supply chain.

Publication status:
Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1515/til-2025-0007

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
SSD
Department:
Law
Sub department:
Law Faculty
Oxford college:
Pembroke College
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Publisher:
De Gruyter
Journal:
Theoretical Inquiries in Law More from this journal
Volume:
26
Issue:
1
Pages:
147-182
Publication date:
2024-06-03
Acceptance date:
2024-04-09
DOI:
EISSN:
1565-3404
ISSN:
1565-1509


Language:
English
Pubs id:
2002974
Local pid:
pubs:2002974
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2024-06-03
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