The European Union’s antitrust chief, Margrethe Vestager, has called for increased scrutiny of the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on merger control policy. During a seminar discussing the monopolization of AI by tech giants including Microsoft, Google, and Meta, Vestager highlighted the potential economic effects of digital markets.
The EU has signalled a more proactive approach to scrutinising tech mergers, as evidenced by the ongoing investigation into Microsoft’s investment in OpenAI.
