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When Does Sharing Data Become the Same Thing as Fixing Prices?
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When Does Sharing Data Become the Same Thing as Fixing Prices?

How modern markets may coordinate through shared data, AI systems, and algorithmic pricing tools.

This episode explores the DOJ’s settlement with Agri Stats and the growing antitrust debate surrounding information sharing, algorithmic pricing, and AI coordination.

The discussion covers:

  • why collusion is unstable,

  • how monitoring systems sustain coordination,

  • the role of AI pricing algorithms,

  • and why future antitrust cases may become increasingly difficult to detect and prove.



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