Ensuring competition in AI will also preserve democracy, experts say

 

With artificial intelligence, focus on enforcing competition laws is vital and goes hand in hand with the preservation of democracy, industry experts said at a panel discussion in the European Parliament on Monday (19 February).

In 2023, the German competition authority (Bundeskartellamt) looked at the artificial intelligence industry, especially the Microsoft OpenAI partnership. In January, the European Commission decided to look into competition in virtual worlds and generative AI and opened calls for contribution.

The French competition authority (Autorité de la Concurrence) also took the initiative to look into competitive practices of the sector in February. (...)