What If Your AI Breaks the Antitrust Laws?

Opublikowano: 2026-09-01

A company tells its AI to maximize profits. It does not tell the AI to set prices, to collude with competitors, or to shut out competitors. But what if the AI comes up with those strategies on its own? A recent example is the case of an AI agent and a gym booking system. The larger issue is that humans are increasingly describing the goal, and AI is choosing the method. On this episode of EconWorks, we look at what these developments could mean for antitrust law. If an AI learns to cooperate with competitors, then that raises the...