#242 What’s in the Black Box? Knowns and Unknowns About Pricing Algorithm From the Latest Academic Research

Do AI algorithms have the ability to conspire and collude? Join us as we dive into the black box of algorithm pricing with Dr. Ai Deng, a principal in the consulting firm Charles River Associates. We will discuss the implications of AI technology on competition, two types of algorithmic collusion, and how AI approaches economic incentives. Don't miss this fascinating discussion about AI and pricing algorithms!

With special guest:

Dr. Ai Deng, Principal, Charles River Associates

Related Links:

Ai Deng, What Do We Know About Algorithmic Collusion Now? New Insights from the Latest Academic Research (2023)

Ai Deng & Cristián Hernández, Algorithmic Pricing in Horizontal Merger Review: An Initial Assessment, Antitrust, Vol. 36, No. 2 (Spring 2022)

Ai Deng, Algorithmic Collusion and Algorithmic Compliance: Risks and Opportunities, The Global Antitrust Institute Report on the Digital Economy 27 (2021)

Las Vegas hotels accused of rental price conspiracy in class action, Reuters (Jan. 26, 2023)

Algorithmic Price Fixing Leads to Antitrust Class Action Lawsuit, Natlawreview.com (Dec. 6, 2022)

Hosted by:

Anora Wang, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP and Panos Dimitrellos, Secretariat Economists