Artificial intelligence as a qualitative challenge for the protection of economic competition

Abstract

The chapter provides an insight into the current state of the expert debate on the impact of the massive use of artificial intelligence on competition protection. In particular, it notes three aspects: the algorithmic collusion, the superdominance of the largest online platforms and the potential conflict between competition and data protection if the risk of monopolisation is addressed by large-scale data sharing with other market participants.

Keywords

• artificial intelligence
• protection of economic competition
• algorithms
• cartels
• super-dominance
• data protection
• privacy protection