Artificial intelligence is transforming the economics of competition — but perhaps not in the way many imagined.
In this final episode of the Age of AI series, we zoom out from specific tools to look at a bigger question:
How does AI change the actual work of antitrust economists?
Drawing on the previous four episodes, this video explores how AI:
accelerates economic analysis without raising coordination costs
assists economists in evaluating competing economic theories
turns large data sets into usable evidence
allows for iterative learning during merger investigations
helps economists to ask better questions, not just faster questions
Rather than trying to predict the future, this episode looks at changes that economists can already see happening in practice.
If you've been following the series from the start, this episode pulls all the ideas together into one framework.
Subjects Discussed
Analysis teams and Brooks' Law
Assessment of models assisted by AI
Evidence generation
Learning thru participation in merger investigations
Competition economics: human judgment
Future of the antitrust economists’ workflow
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