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Algorithmic Antitrust Compliance

 |  March 6, 2019

Posted by Social Science Research Network

Algorithmic Antitrust Compliance

By Ai Deng (NERA Economic Consulting)

If pricing algorithms could autonomously collude, can they be made automatic antitrust compliant as well? That is the question many have started pondering after a series of public comments by EU competition officials in recent years. In this paper, I propose a multi-faceted approach to algorithmic compliance. I draw lessons from the recent AI literature and discuss some potential technical frameworks for compliant algorithmic design.

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