Algorithms can make companies copy each other’s prices without any secret deal.
It is like two lemonade stands watching price signs all day. Soon both charge more, and your five bucks buys mostly ice.
Pricing algorithms can learn to match rivals. This weakens competition, so regulators watch it.
AI Antitrust
Algorithmic collusion can weaken price competition, so AI Antitrust examines it.
AI-regulation
AI-regulation can set rules for clear pricing algorithms and responsibility.