A discussion about AI’s conflicts and challenges

TechCrunch, here.

Bibliography on antitrust and algorithms

C. Ritter, here.
...and I could think of a few more ;-)

Oracle v. Google: The amicus briefs filed in support of Google:

Project-disco.org, here. 

Decision: Unfair pricing in respect of the supply of phenytoin sodium capsules in the UK

CMA, Case CE/9742-13, here. 

Predatory Innovation: A Response to Suzanne Van Arsdale & Cody Venzke

T. Schrepel, here. 

View on digital giants: they farm us for the data

TheGuardian, here

Amazon's New Customer

Stratechery, here. 

How Barcelona’s citizens will control the use of their data

GovInsider, here. 

Réflexions sur les remèdes concurrentiels applicables aux moteurs de recherche: doit-on enjoindre d’ajuster les algorithmes?

F. Marty, ici. 

Is Booking.com breaking its ‘free cancellation’ pledge?

TheGuardian, here. 

Tim Cook Says Apple Focused on Autonomous Systems in Cars Push

Bloomberg, here. 

AI on your lock screen

TechCrunch, here.

Amazon granted a patent that prevents in-store shoppers from online price checking

TheVerge, here.

When Does Amazon Become a Monopoly?

TheAtlantic, here.

Uber faces a fresh probe from U.S. regulators over its privacy practices

Recode, here.

Competition by Design

First draft available here. Let me know if you have any comment! My presentation here.

ROBO-SELLER PROSECUTIONS AND ANTITRUST’S ERROR-COST FRAMEWORK

S. Mehra, here.

ALGORITHMS, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, AND JOINT CONDUCT

D. Ballard and A. Naik, here. 

Apple Customer Data in China Was Sold Illegally, Police Say

NYTimes, here. 

Report Of Study Group On Data And Competition Policy

Japan FTC, here. Summary of the Report here. Full Report here.

Algorithmic-facilitated Coordination

M. Gal, here. 

It’s a Feature, not a Bug: On Learning Algorithms and what they teach us

A. Gal, here. 

AAI ASKS FEDERAL CIRCUIT TO PREVENT COPYRIGHT OVERREACHING IN SOFTWARE MARKETS (ORACLE V. GOOGLE)

AAI, here.

Algorithmic Collusion: Problems and Counter-Measures

OECD Roundtable on Algorithms and Collusion,  Note by A. Ezrachi & M. Stucke, here. 

Without DOJ Backing, States Pursue AmEx Antitrust Appeal

Bol.bna, here.

Apple adds ad tracker blocker to desktop Safari

TechCrunch, here.

We Need to Talk About the Power of AI to Manipulate Humans

MIT Technology Review, here.

Prioritizing Human Well-being in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

IEEE, here.

Amazon Japan to no longer force vendors to offer lowest price

Nikkei, here.

Algorithms and Competition

CPI Podcast, here. 

Family ties: the intersection between data protection and competition in EU Law

F. Costa-Cabral, O. Lynskey, here. 

Why Apple is struggling to become an artificial-intelligence powerhouse

Washington Post, here.

Apple WWDC 2017: all the highlights from Apple's developer conference

Wired, here. 

When Will AI Exceed Human Performance? Evidence from AI Experts

K. Grace, J. Salvatier, A.  Dafoe, B. Zhang, and O. Evans, here. 

EC opens formal investigation into distribution practices of clothing company Guess

Press Release, here. 

Circular by Design

European Environment Agency, here.

Rise of the machines: who is the ‘internet of things’ good for?

The Guardian, here. 

Understanding Google’s new online/offline conversion tracking

LINC, here. 

FairML: Auditing Black-Box Predictive Models

Blog.fastforwardlabs, here. 

8 Ways Machine Learning Is Improving Companies’ Work Processes

HBR, here. 

Ad-block argument

Vice News, here. 

Looking Up in the Data-Driven Economy

A. Ezrachi, M. Stucke, here. 

Here’s why Whatsapp won an antritrust case in India

Medianama, here. 

Digital Privacy Is Making Antitrust Exciting Again

Wired, here. 

AI-augmented government

Deloitte, here. 

Has Google Finally Proven That Online Ads Cause Offline Purchases?

N. Dawar, here.

Konkurrenz zu Amazon Echo: Android-Erfinder Andy Rubin will Assistenten Essential Home anbieten

Heise.de, hier. 

An assessment of the Commission’s Proposal on Privacy and Electronic Communications

Study for the EP LIBE Committee, here. 

Beer 2.0 — Can AI make your pint taste better?

FT, here (and here). 

CCI dismisses predatory pricing complaint against WhatsApp

FinancialExpress, here.

Artificial intelligence

European Economic and Social Committee, here.

AVVIATA INDAGINE CONOSCITIVA SUI BIG DATA

AGCM, here.

Secteur de l’archéologie préventive: mise en place d'une plateforme numérique dédiée

Autorité de la concurrence, ici. 

Don't Expect Tech to Care About Your Problems

Bloomberg, here. 

Auction services: anti-competitive practices

CMA, here. 

Supreme Court Victory for the Right to Tinker in Printer Cartridge Case

EFF, here.

Should We Fear The Things That Go Beep In the Night? Some Initial Thoughts on the Intersection of Antitrust Law and Algorithmic Pricing

M. Ohlhausen, here.

Right to Be Forgotten Heads Back to EU’s Top Court

BNA.com, here.

Medicine Is Going Digital. The FDA Is Racing to Catch Up

Wired, here.

Online search: Consumer and firm behaviour - A review of the existing literature

CMA, here.

Should We Be Concerned That Data And Algorithms Will Soften Competition?

P. Johnson, here. 

Algorithms and Explanations

NYU Law, Videos and slides here. 

The End of Advertising, The Beginning of Relationships

Forrester, here.

Your Movements Shall Be Traced: The New EU Regulation on Cross-Border Portability

M. Trimble, here. 

Instagram made a Snapchat knockoff. Can they even do that?

Marketplace, here. 

FTC’s Qualcomm Suit Could Disrupt Innovation Balance

Bloomberg, here. 

Competition is not for losers — even in the digital era

Financial Times, here. 

How Uber’s Vestager play fell flat

Politico.eu, here. 

Leitfaden Zusagen in der Fusionskontrolle

Bundeskartellamt, hier and here. 

Contracts For The Supply Of Digital Content And Personal Data Protection

EPRS, here. 

Fair use copyright reforms essential in a world of technological change

R. Sims, here. 

Results of the Fitness Check of consumer and marketing law and of the evaluation of the Consumer Rights Directive

EC, here. 

Comment enquêter sur les algorithmes ?

INA Global, ici.

The Digital Clearinghouse gets to work

G. Buttarelli, here. 

Künstliche Intelligenz richtig erforschen

BMBF, hier. 

Slave to the Algorithm? Why a ‘Right to Explanation’ is Probably Not the Remedy You are Looking for

L. Edwards, M. Veale, here. 

Appeals Court Orders Expedited Hearing in ReDigi Case

PublishersWeekly, here. 

La CNMC recurre el Decreto de la Generalitat de Catalunya sobre las aplicaciones para reservar taxis a través del móvil u otros dispositivos

CNMC, aquì.

L'avis de la CNIL sur le décret Algorithme de la loi Lemaire

NextImpact, ici. Avis ici.
(maintenant "libre")

Statement on Algorithmic Transparency and Accountability

ACM, here. 

The emerging legal battle over video game streaming rights

VentureBeat, here. 

Google Assistant will make money from e-commerce

Recode, here. 

EU states approve plans to make social media firms tackle hate speech

Reuters, here.

Google now knows when its users go to the store and buy stuff

WashingtonPost, here.

Marktwächter-Untersuchung zu Geoblocking

Verbraucherzentrale, hier.

Google, Not the Government, Is Building the Future

NYTimes, here.

Microsoft/LinkedIn: Big data and conglomerate effects in tech markets

EC, Merger Brief, here.

Algorithmic Challenges to Autonomous Choice

M. Gal, here.

CMA issues provisional decision in relation to drug firm’s pricing

Here.

ALGORITHMS AND COORDINATED EFFECTS

T. McSweeny, here.

Competition Issues in Aftermarkets

OECD Background Note, here.

Algorithms and Collusion

OECD Secretariat, Background Note, here.

Locally noisy autonomous agents improve global human coordination in network experiments

H. Shirado, N. Christakis, here.

Uber’s Future May Rely on Predicting How Much You’re Willing to Pay

Bloomberg Tech, here.

Public consultation on Building the European Data Economy

MPI, Position Statement, here.

Data protection impact assessments in the European Union: complementing the new legal framework towards a more robust protection of individuals

d.pia.lab, here.

Just Eat and Hungryhouse merger faces competition probe

BBC News, here. 

The Fall of the Labor Share and the Rise of Superstar Firms

D. Autor, D. Dorn,  L. Katz, C. Patterson, MIT J. Van Reenen, here. 

This is the age of the Microsoft and Amazon economy

FT, here. 

Bundestag beschließt halbgares Open-Data-Gesetz

Heise.de, hier.