#52 Computational Antitrust is Here to Stay w/ Dr. Thibault Schrepel

In this episode, I discuss with Thibault Schrepel how computational antitrust is transforming legal standards and enforcement practices. He shares insights on the rapid adoption of AI tools by competition agencies, the benefits and challenges of automation, and the future of this evolving field.You can find the Stanford Computational Antitrust fifth report here: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=7386238.Throughout the episode, Thibault also happened to mention a few of his publications. Click on them directly in the links below:- 02:47, The Stanford Computational Antitrust reports for the last four years, co-edited alongside Teodora Groza; first report (https://law.stanford.edu/publications/the-adoption-of-computational-antitrust-by-agencies-2021-report/); second (https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4476321); third (https://law.stanford.edu/publications/computational-antitrust-within-agencies-3rd-annual-report/) and fourth (https://law.stanford.edu/publications/computational-antitrust-worldwide-fourth-cross-agency-report/).- 04:09, His paper, co-authored alongside Alex Pentland on competition between foundation models: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4493900.- 04:23, His paper, co-authored alongside Teodora Groza on computing innovation competition: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4985079.- 05:03, His paper on adaptive regulation: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5416454.- 06:51, The podcast we recorded with the CADE Chair on the use of computational tools: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1EcVTR1KfzniU77skgo7NN?si=0c2c1222eae54f14.Key moments00:00 Introduction to computational antitrust and Thibault Schrepel01:04 The evolution of AI adoption in competition agencies02:22 From theory to practice: AI tools in enforcement03:32 The role of generative AI and foundation models04:48 Computational tools and innovation competition06:20 Benefits of automation: speed and breadth in investigations08:44 Legal challenges and the gap between law and technology11:48 Convergence of tools and best practices among agencies14:53 Opportunities for smaller agencies through computational antitrust16:45 Future directions: institutional design and global adaptationTo learn more about Dr. Alba Ribera Martínez and her research, we invite you to visit her website: https://www.albariberamartinez.com.She also writes, from time to time, in her newsletter, the DMA Agora, about the latest developments surrounding the European regulation: https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7344021393451184128.________The Binary Agora is on social media, where we upload and comment on dedicated content only for our subscribers. Stay tuned there, as well.- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thebinaryagora/posts/?feedView=all- BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/thebinaryagora.bsky.social- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thebinaryagora- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebinaryagora/The views and opinions expressed by our guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect the official position of this podcast, its host, or any affiliated organisations.