Here are the Network Law Review’s monthly reading suggestions on antimonopolism, innovation in antitrust law, the DMA, killer acquisitions and populism, AI doomers, generative AI, the end of big business, and more... brought to you by Thibault SchrepelRead More
This short article serves as an introduction to Thibault Schrepel’s latest working paper, “A Systematic Content Analysis of Innovation in European Competition Law” (open-access) *** Economies are becoming more complex, with more transactions required to produce each product.1Hausmann, Hidalgo, Bustos, Coscia, Simoes, and Yildirim, The Atlas of Economic Complexity: Mapping Paths to Prosperity (MIT Press,...Read More
Here are the Network Law Review’s monthly reading suggestions on digital antitrust, AI regulation & dominance, complexity theory, Amazon NFTs, vampire attacks, authoritarian privacy, Adam Smith, Seinfeldonomics, doomsday mergers, decentralized social media, and more... brought to you by Thibault SchrepelRead More
This short contribution seeks to propose the implementation of a “Proof of Vigilance” to meet the challenges of antitrust constitutional moment. Hypothesis This short paper is based on a simple hypothesis: the face of antitrust is changing to an extent that will have a lasting impact on the future of the field. Academics, policymakers, enforcers,...Read More
The following transcript has been lightly edited. Thibault Schrepel Welcome, everyone. I am delighted to be joined today by Vernon Smith, who is a Professor appointed to the School of Business and Economics, and the School of Law at Chapman University. Vernon was awarded the 2002 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for his work in...Read More
Reading suggestions about the AI search war, cartel dynamics, the computable economy, Web3 protocols, bitcoin's future, ChatGPT, legal prompt engineering, the matrix of privacy, complexity theory, how to make good presentations, and more... by Thibault SchrepelRead More
Counter-positioning is a business strategy in which a company positions itself in a way that its competitors are unwilling to replicate to avoid cannibalization. A well-known example of counter-positioning is Netflix’s policy not to charge late fees. In 2000, Blockbuster was earning a large portion of its revenue ($800 million) from late fees. When Netflix entered...Read More
Reading suggestions about noncompete, creative evolution, ChatGPT, generative AI platforms, neural networks, textualism in antitrust, and more... by Thibault SchrepelRead More
The number of lists documenting the best tech podcasts is almost infinite. This list is specifically designed for social scientists – lawyers, economists, political scientists, complexity theorists, etc. I hope it helps. Yours truly, Thibault Schrepel *** Scaling Theory Spotify | Apple Podcast | YouTube What? Why?: Scaling Theory is a podcast dedicated to the power...Read More
The relationship between Web2 giants and Web3 projects is “complicated.” More than complicated, the relationship is complex. Web2 giants and Web3 projects cooperate and they compete. In “The Complex Relationship Between Web2 Giants and Web3 Projects”, I untangle their relationship, explore their distinct value propositions, and draw the lines of what could be one of tomorrow’s new...Read More
Reading suggestions about market power, ChatGPT, plurality, blockchain governance, trustless systems, the end of programming, systems thinking, market concentration, the best scientific breakthroughs of 2022 and more... by Thibault SchrepelRead More
I am pleased to be sharing 12 videos discussing how to implement computational antitrust, the challenges, and potential the field creates. These videos present what the U.S. Department of Justice is doing in the space, question the future of due process in antitrust litigation, discuss the robustness of machine learning to detect big-rigging, show how...Read More
The recently published Digital Markets Act (Regulation 2022/1925) applies to gatekeepers providing a “core platform service.” “[O]nline social networking services” are listed as one of these services (article 2); social media services are not. Chances are the Commission considers them to be the same thing—at least for the purpose of this regulation—but they are not. The difference...Read More
Reading suggestions about antitrust revival, Facebook’s decline, decentralized social media, Elon Musk, the FTX meltdown, AI’s future, technopolarity, internet fragmentation, Silicon Valley layoffs, how to create a new state and more... by Thibault SchrepelRead More
Is the dot really that pathetic? The Pathetic Dot Theory Lawrence Lessig famously introduced the Pathetic Dot Theory in 1999; I quote: There are many ways to think about “regulation.” I want to think about it from the perspective of someone who is regulated, or, what is different, constrained. That someone regulated is represented by...Read More
