Control in AI — Episode 5: The Price of Intelligence: Why AI Breaks Standard Antitrust Tools
Rapidly evolving markets, layered demand, and why traditional antitrust tools fall short
In 30 seconds: Why AI Breaks Standard Antitrust Tools
AI doesn’t have a single observable price — it has a complex “tariff system” of subscriptions, per-token fees, tiers, free tiers, and enterprise contracts.
The “product” itself is fluid and constantly evolving: the same model can instantly serve as a chatbot, coding assistant, research tool, image gene…
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